Karen Bannerman , BACP

Karen Bannerman is a UK-licensed therapist with 25 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship challenges and family conflicts. She has extensive experience working with couples, young people and whole families, helping them navigate difficult conversations and resolve patterns that cause ongoing distress.

Karen creates an open and nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed freely. Her work focuses on building understanding and practical ways to cope, while treating each person with respect and dignity at all times. If she considers that a client would benefit from more specialist help, she will signpost to an appropriate agency or organisation.

She holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects her professional affiliation with that body. Karen welcomes contact to discuss individual needs and to explore whether her approach is a good fit for a client’s goals and circumstances.

How Karen's Approaches Work Online

Karen Bannerman draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationship patterns influence current emotional needs and behavior - this approach can be helpful for people struggling with intimacy, abandonment concerns or repeating relationship difficulties. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, offering a warm, empathetic listening style that helps clients clarify their own goals and find internal resources for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Karen works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and adjusts the work over time so the approach remains practical and relevant.

Online therapy with Karen is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments. These options provide flexibility and consistent access to support from licensed professionals and therapists without requiring travel, helping clients maintain continuity of care across changing schedules.