Counsellor profile
Karen Bannerman, BACP
BACP counsellor - relationships and family concerns
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- Attachment-focused work
- Cognitive behavioural ideas
- Mindfulness practice
About Karen
Karen Bannerman is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 25 years of practice. She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. Her experience also covers parenting concerns and family issues.
Karen uses straightforward, conversational sessions to help people talk through what is worrying them. She listens to how daily life feels and helps sort out priorities and next steps. Conversations are practical and paced to suit the person in the room.
Her background includes long experience in relationship and family-related concerns. She pays attention to attachment patterns and how these affect communication and intimacy. She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot and shift unhelpful thinking, and on psychodynamic thinking to look at repeating patterns from earlier experience.
Mindfulness techniques are offered alongside other approaches to help manage stress and stay present when emotions feel overwhelming. Karen can signpost to other agencies or organisations if a different service would be helpful.
People who come to her often want to improve communication, manage mood or handle life changes such as bereavement, caring responsibilities or issues around adoption and fostering. Sessions aim to make small, manageable changes that fit into everyday life.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based thinking looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions using this perspective focus on communication and emotional connection and can help with intimacy and family-related concerns.Client-centred work places the person's experience at the centre. In an online meeting this means the counsellor listens with attention and responds to what feels most pressing, helping people name and order their concerns. Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioural experiments to change how a person feels and acts; this is straightforward to use in virtual conversations and between-session tasks.
Finding the right approach is something the counsellor will do together with the client. Karen discusses needs, goals and preferences, then agrees a plan that draws on one or more methods. The choice of approach can be reviewed as work progresses so it fits the person's situation.
The profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Many people find remote sessions help fit counselling around parenting, work and caring responsibilities, and some formats make shorter check-ins or phone conversations easier when time or bandwidth is limited.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, parenting and wider family concerns, among other areas listed in her profile.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and practical, using attachment-based thinking, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques to identify steps forward.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients at this time; sessions are offered to people in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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