Karen Bell, BACP
Karen Bell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 18 years of experience.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
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About Karen
Karen Bell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 18 years of experience. She is a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). Karen works in a warm, non-judgemental way and prioritises what each person brings to sessions.
She began her work supporting people in a GP surgery and later provided trauma counselling for clients who had experienced serious abuse and self-harm. Karen also spent time as an occupational health counsellor for Northumbria Police, gaining practical experience with work-related stress and trauma.
Background and approach
These roles shaped her understanding of crisis, grief and recovery. Her practice covers a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, and stress from work or caregiving. She also offers support around identity and LGBT matters, attachment and abandonment concerns, and neurodiversity such as ADHD.
Karen uses approaches that centre the person and their experience. She combines client-centred listening with methods that address patterns of thinking and past traumatic memories when appropriate. Sessions aim to help people understand what they do to cope, try different ways of responding, and rebuild a sense of safety and choice.
In meetings she focuses on clear, practical conversation and gentle exploration rather than jargon. Counselling is offered by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different needs. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 401329 | May 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping 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
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the centre of the work. In this approach the counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client's lead, helping them name feelings and decide what matters most.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It teaches simple techniques to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours between sessions, which works well in video or messaging formats.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and together they will decide what feels most useful. That choice can change over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a short break, live chat helps when typed reflection is easier, and messaging supports brief check-ins. These options make it easier to keep continuity and to fit therapy into a busy life.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Areas include stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centred way of working that places your experience first and combines that with practical techniques to challenge thinking patterns and address traumatic memories when needed.
What is her professional background?
She has 18 years of counselling experience, including work in a GP surgery, trauma counselling roles, and occupational health work with a police force.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and the subscription system used; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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