Karen King, BACP

Karen King is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with 11 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or low self-esteem. Karen centres the conversation on each person's strengths and choices rather than on labels. Her style is straightforward and supportive. She encourages people to tell their story at their own pace and helps them spot small steps that can change everyday life. Sessions often focus on what the client wants to achieve and on building confidence to take those next steps. Karen draws on client-centred principles to follow the person's lead and on motivational interviewing to find what genuinely matters to them. She also uses solution-focused work to identify quick, workable strategies and trauma-focused approaches when past events are getting in the way of day-to-day life. She has worked with a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, parenting strain, career change and chronic illness. Karen also supports those coping with bereavement, sexual assault, panic attacks, OCD patterns and compassion fatigue. People who like clear goals and a collaborative approach tend to find her helpful. She invites a respectful, non-judgemental conversation and helps people break down problems into manageable steps. If you want straightforward support to move forward, Karen aims to help you find a path that fits your life.

How Karen's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead, helping someone feel heard and understood while they decide what changes matter most. Motivational Interviewing looks for the person's own reasons to change and helps build motivation in small, practical steps. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying small, achievable actions and tracking progress rather than dwelling on problems. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose which methods match their needs, goals and preferences. That collaboration means plans can be adjusted as progress is made. If you are considering online work, check the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits the day. It can also let people use approaches such as motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques in ways that slot into everyday life, with practical tasks and follow-up between meetings.