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 works in a person-centred way and aims to make clients feel heard and respected. Karen is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, BACP, and brings calm support to people facing difficult periods.
Karen has worked in a variety of settings, including GP surgeries and occupational health. She has provided trauma-focused support for people who have experienced abuse and for those struggling with self-harm or suicidal feelings.
Background and approach
Her background includes helping people with stress, anxiety and depression in workplace and community settings. In sessions Karen listens without judgement and focuses on what matters to the individual. She helps people talk through painful experiences, recognise unhelpful patterns and build more helpful ways of coping.
She also supports people working through grief, relationship issues, addiction and changes in life circumstances. Karen is experienced supporting people who have experienced narcissistic abuse or gaslighting and validates those concerns. She welcomes people across different sexualities, genders, cultures and belief systems, and is open to neurodiverse needs including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or being on the autism spectrum.
Therapy can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Karen encourages a practical, steady pace so people can cope with each step and begin to make useful changes in day-to-day life.
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
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Karen will discuss options with clients and decide together which methods fit their goals and preferences. This collaborative discussion helps shape sessions so they feel useful and manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people see non-verbal cues and build rapport, phone calls need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day, while chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and everyday life.
Frequently asked
What issues does Karen commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related concerns, along with grief, addiction and relationship difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is person-centred, which means sessions focus on the client's feelings and priorities without judgement. She combines this with practical techniques when useful.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Karen has 18 years of experience working in GP surgeries, trauma services and occupational health, which includes work with self-harm, suicidal feelings and child sexual abuse survivors.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video call, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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