Karen Robson, BACP

Karen Robson supports people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps with ADHD, relationship and family concerns, trauma and bereavement. Karen works with issues around eating, intimacy, anger and coping with major life changes. She welcomes people exploring identity and LGBT matters and those dealing with grief or bipolar mood concerns.

Karen has 13 years of clinical experience and is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She uses a mix of approaches and adapts sessions to what each person needs. Sessions are led by the client and shaped around practical goals and next steps.

Her style is warm and non-judgemental. She encourages people to understand their thoughts, feelings and triggers. Karen uses creative techniques when these seem likely to help the person make progress.

In practice she blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural methods, mindfulness and solution-focused strategies. Motivational interviewing features when people are considering change, such as with addiction or habit patterns. The emphasis is on simple, achievable steps and building longer term coping skills.

People who choose Karen can expect direct conversation, clear goal-setting and practical tools to try between sessions. She aims to help people feel more in control and move forward with greater confidence and self-awareness.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person says, helping people feel heard and understood. It suits worries about relationships, self-image and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped in the past. From that conversation, she and the client decide which methods to try and how to adapt them for online sessions.

Please confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to use mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals tailor sessions to fit each person's life and goals.