Karen Barnitt, BACP

Karen Barnitt is a counsellor with 13 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She works in a calm, non-judgemental way and aims to make it easier to talk about difficult things. Sessions are designed so people can speak at their own pace and focus on what matters most to them.

Karen is a BACP member, which means she follows professional standards set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She keeps her skills up to date and blends different ways of working to match each person’s needs. That might mean listening closely, helping somebody tell a different story about their life, or using trauma-focused practices where needed.

People come to Karen for many reasons, including anxiety, depression, stress, relationship struggles, addiction, parenting pressures, and issues around intimacy. She also supports people facing identity and body-image concerns, caregiver stress, postpartum depression, and life changes such as separation or bereavement. Sessions look at practical coping strategies as well as the thoughts and patterns that get in the way.

Karen aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. Meetings are collaborative: clients set the goals and she offers tools and perspectives to help reach them. She pays attention to safety and pacing when trauma or abuse has been part of someone's history.

Her approach balances warmth and professionalism. People can expect a consistent, respectful space to explore feelings, try new ways of thinking, and build everyday skills for getting through hard times.

How Karen’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions. It is useful for general anxiety, low mood and when someone needs a steady supportive space to talk. Narrative Therapy helps people reframe difficult stories about themselves by separating the person from the problem; it can be helpful for identity issues, shame, family-of-origin concerns and changing unhelpful patterns. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the impact of past harm by pacing work carefully and building coping skills before approaching painful memories, which supports recovery from abuse and other traumatic experiences.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about what they want to achieve and try different ways of working together. That collaboration helps decide whether listening, story-based work or trauma-focused methods fit best for the issue at hand.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial expression and body language, while phone sessions can be easier when a lower bandwidth option is needed or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer typing, want shorter regular contact, or who find it easier to reflect in writing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments, while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.