Karen McClurkin, BACP, NCPS

Karen McClurkin offers a warm, practical approach that helps people manage stress, anxiety and relationship worries. She introduces straightforward ways to make life feel steadier and more manageable. Karen is based in the United Kingdom and has seven years of practice supporting people through big changes and ongoing struggles.

Her style centres on building a trusting therapeutic relationship first. She gives people time to talk without being judged and focuses on what matters now as well as past experiences that still cause pain. Sessions are tailored to the individual rather than following a fixed protocol.

Karen uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Cognitive behavioural techniques help spot unhelpful thinking and try practical ways to change it. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical approaches are also used for coping in difficult moments.

She works with a wide range of concerns including grief, addiction, trauma, intimacy-related issues, sleep difficulties, anger and bipolar-related challenges. Additional areas Karen supports include body image, chronic illness and fertility-related distress. The aim is to help people regain a sense of control and clearer direction.

Practicalities are simple to navigate. Sessions are available online in English, and international clients are accepted. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and a chance to schedule sessions that fit each person’s life.

How Karen's approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. Online work with this approach helps people notice relationship habits and try new ways of connecting and responding. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavioural changes. Online video or chat sessions make it easy to work through thought patterns and homework tasks between meetings.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Karen will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they will adapt methods and pace so the work fits the client’s needs and life circumstances.

Online therapy offers clear practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues during sessions, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit those who prefer written reflection or need flexible contact times. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel, while still allowing regular progress with a registered or accredited professional.