My Approach

Who Can I Help
Whatever you are going through, you don’t have to go through it alone. You may be seeking therapy to get support with something specific that has happened to you. Trauma, the loss of a loved one, loss of work, identity or purpose. I can provide you with a confidential space for you to process your experience and find a way to heal and move forward. Alternatively, you may want someone to support and listen to you while you’re going through a difficult time.
 
Short-term Brief Counselling
In brief and short term work we may agree to work for 6-12 sessions then reassess. You may come to counselling when you’re going through a difficult period where you need support and someone to listen. 
I can also support you to focus on one, or a few specific issues and work towards defined, achievable goals.

Long Term
This is usually open-ended. I will support you while you look deeply at your thoughts, emotions, behaviour and ingrained patterns of relating, which often have their roots in childhood, so that you can develop a greater understanding of yourself and make any changes you’d like. Our work will be anchored in the present while we can look with gentle curiosity at how past memories and future worries impact you in the here and now. Long-term work can lead to profound growth, increased happiness and personality changes over time.

How I Work

I am an integrative, relational, humanist psychotherapeutic counsellor. This means that I have learnt various counselling models and use my skills and experience to tailor a therapeutic approach that is individual to you and your needs, to help you reach your goals. 
I offer a range of techniques to support therapeutic exploration and change.

Above all, I believe in the importance and power of the therapeutic relationship in which I invest myself professionally, genuinely, emotionally and lovingly with integrity and confidentially.

About Me

Hello, I am Karen, a fully qualified, UKCP and BACP Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. I consider myself to be warm, caring, non-judgmental, sensitive and supportive. I am a LGBTQ+ ally and have experience of working with neurodiverse clients.
I am skilled in helping people to improve their self-esteem, manage anxiety and depression, and to create more satisfying relationships with themselves and others. I have a special interest in supporting people who have experienced sexual violence/abuse and helping people to address deep-rooted childhood trauma/developmental problems.
My practice is based in a convenient, fully accessible location in Grantham, just off the A1 with free car parking. 
I provide confidential long & short term counselling to individual adults either in person or online.
I believe passionately in the long-term benefits of counselling and love my work. It is a privilege for me to support people through their difficulties and help them find their way to live happier, more fulfilled lives.

I work with

• Companies
• Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Psychotherapeutic Counsellor