Hi, I'm Karen. I have worked in mental health and wellbeing for over 30 years providing social, emotional and psychological interventions.

I currently combine my private therapy work with my NHS role as a Mental Health Practitioner.

Through my own battles and personal victories with my mental health I have developed a specific interest in working with severe anxiety conditions, such as Panic Attacks; Generalised Anxiety Disorder; Agoraphobia; Obsessive Intrusive Thoughts; OCD; Dissociation; Body Dysmorphia; Social Anxiety; Health Anxiety and Phobias.

A little about how I work:

I offer a Mental Health Assessment:

• helping you make sense of emotional turmoil
• providing mental health information and advice
• recognising patterns and putting the pieces together
• increasing understanding and insight into your situation as a first step to recovery.

I take a ‘holistic’ approach – helping you look at every aspect of your life (not only the psychological), exploring what’s keeping you stuck, and what will help move you on. This wide-reaching approach builds awareness of the ‘mind-body-feelings’ connection and helps us recognise and break vicious cycles in our lives.

I provide coping strategy tools and techniques – developing practical, effective methods, skills and resources to regain control over problematic situations and build resilience for the future.

I place a strong focus on exploring future solutions:

• creating a personalised action plan to achieve your goals
• identifying your unique step by step recovery pathway
• empowering you to take control of your own wellbeing, for now and the future.