Karen Mayberry, BACP

Karen Mayberry is a BACP-accredited counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She offers a calm and non-judgemental space to talk through worries about stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. Karen listens closely and helps people make sense of painful feelings and difficult choices.

Her practice is integrative, which means she draws on a range of counselling theories and techniques. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs rather than a single method. That flexible approach allows practical tools and reflective conversation to sit side by side.

Karen has worked with many common problems such as low self-esteem, panic, relationship difficulties and the effects of abuse. She also focuses on abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, addiction, eating and food-related concerns, and the emotional impacts of cancer.

She pays particular attention to trauma and how it can live in the body and affect the nervous system. Karen regularly updates her skills through further training to keep her practice informed and relevant. Her work combines listening with gentle guidance so people can try out new ways of coping.

People who meet her often want someone who will not tell them what to do but will help them weigh options and explore different perspectives. Karen aims to support and empower people taking steps towards change and a more manageable life.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Karen describes her practice as integrative and client centred, which means she uses several evidence-based techniques and adapts them to your needs. One common way she works is to focus on trauma-informed strategies that recognise how distress can show up in the body and the nervous system; this helps when anxiety, panic or past abuse are present. She also uses reflective, person-centred methods that prioritise listening and helping people name their feelings and choices.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Karen will talk with you about your goals and preferences, then try methods that fit your situation. If something is not helpful she will adjust the way she works so the therapy stays relevant and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful when you want face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions suit quieter bandwidth or shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging can be easier to fit around work or caring responsibilities and let people reflect before they reply. These options make therapy more accessible for people juggling busy lives.