Karen Bannerman, BACP
Karen Bannerman offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Karen
Karen Bannerman offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. She introduces simple ways to make conversations about difficult feelings easier. Her approach is down to earth and focused on helping people take the next manageable step.
With 25 years of practice in the United Kingdom, Karen works from a person-centred stance and draws on several psychotherapy models. She uses attachment ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioural methods to help change unhelpful thoughts and actions. Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful. Karen listens first, then helps set clear goals together.
Therapy may include noticing thought patterns, practising mindfulness and looking at long-term themes that repeat in relationships. She has supported people through grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and intimacy-related concerns, and work-related stress and compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues such as body image, communication problems, ADHD, and the practical strains of caregiving and chronic illness.
Karen is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers different session formats to suit people’s lives, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled to fit the client’s needs.
Karen believes therapy should fit into everyday life. She helps people find realistic coping tools and clearer ways of relating to others. If specialist support is needed, she will suggest suitable agencies or organisations.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 377104 | February 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Karen works with
Everything Karen lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
The choice of approach is part of the therapeutic process. Karen will listen to your concerns, goals and preferences and then suggest ways to proceed. This is a collaborative conversation and the plan can be adjusted as you go along to fit what feels most useful.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues for a fuller conversation. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or for people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving or health commitments.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Karen help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, eating and intimacy-related problems.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her work combines person-centred listening with approaches such as attachment work, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Sessions focus on practical steps and understanding relationship patterns.
How long has she been practising?
Karen has 25 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and offers services based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
How can sessions be held?
Therapy is available by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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