Counsellor profile
Louis Carruthers, BACP
Integrative counsellor - relationships and family concerns
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- Relationship issues
- Relational trauma
- Body image and eating
About Louis
Louis Carruthers is an Integrative Counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He has four years' experience and works with adults on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating problems, depression, anxiety, stress and addictions.
He uses a mix of person-centred, psychodynamic, existential, cognitive and relational ideas in his practice. He also incorporates embodied and somatic approaches when working with trauma. Sessions focus on talking through current difficulties and noticing how thoughts, feelings and the body interact.
Louis helps people who are struggling with communication problems, commitment worries, separation and divorce, and caregiver stress. He also works with body image, eating and food-related issues, and people navigating BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture. His background includes work in community safety, special educational needs (SEN) education and housing for vulnerable tenants.
He offers support for people who have experience of antisocial behaviour or contact with the criminal justice system, and he is comfortable discussing attachment, dissociation and control issues. Continuing professional development has focused on relationship and intimacy issues and relational trauma.
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. He practices in the United Kingdom and follows the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Louis commonly draws on person-centred work, which focuses on what the client wants to talk about and supports clearer self-understanding. This approach helps when someone needs straightforward space to make sense of their feelings and choices.He also uses psychodynamic and relational ideas to look at patterns in relationships and repeated difficulties. These ways of working help with attachment issues, intimacy problems and relational trauma by examining how past experiences affect present behaviour.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses options with the client and they decide together what feels most helpful based on needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and may shift over time as issues change.
The biography does not specify exact session formats, so please confirm the available online arrangements before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins around work breaks, or offering an option when bandwidth or being on camera is a concern. Many registered or accredited professionals use online work to maintain continuity of care and to reach people who live further away.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and relationship concerns does he help with?
He works with relationship strain, communication problems, divorce and separation, commitment issues and wider family stress.
How would he approach talks about trauma and intimacy?
He blends person-centred, psychodynamic and relational ways of working and uses embodied somatic ideas when trauma is involved.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has four years' experience and continues professional development focused on relationships and relational trauma.
What professional credential does he hold and where does he work?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can he work with me if English is my language?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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