Karen Barnitt, BACP

Karen Barnitt works as a counsellor in the United Kingdom and brings 13 years of experience to her practice. She is an accredited member of the BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Karen aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk honestly about what they are carrying.

Her style is client-centred, so sessions focus on the person's own goals and pace. She uses narrative therapy to help people reframe difficult experiences. She also draws on trauma-focused therapy when past events are affecting day-to-day life.

Karen works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy matters, parenting strain, and career stress. Additional areas she supports include adoption and foster care issues, postpartum depression, caregiver stress, and body image concerns. She also assists people dealing with grief, guilt, isolation and life changes.

In sessions, Karen aims to help people build practical coping strategies and to strengthen emotional resilience. Conversations are kept straightforward and focused on usable steps the person can try between meetings. She updates her skills continually and adapts methods to each person’s needs.

To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. Karen uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and she works in English throughout her practice.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on following the person's lead and building a trusting connection. In practice this means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps the person set their own goals and pace. Narrative Therapy helps people tell and reframe their life stories so problems feel less fixed; it can be useful for identity, shame, or relationship concerns. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on dealing with the effects of past events that continue to cause distress, with an emphasis on safety and manageable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Karen will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's needs and preferences. That choice can change over time as goals shift and progress is reviewed together.

Confirm which session formats are available before booking, because the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or avoid being on camera when that feels difficult. In general, registered or accredited professionals aim to tailor session length and pacing to everyday life so therapy fits alongside other responsibilities.