Karen Hough, BACP
Karen Hough is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- +4 more
About Karen
Karen Hough is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She holds BACP accreditation, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she focuses on helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and depression.
She aims to make the first steps into therapy straightforward and approachable. Sessions are set up so people can say what they feel without fear of judgment.
Background and approach
Karen encourages small, practical changes alongside closer examination of difficult experiences. In sessions she listens for patterns that keep problems repeating. Then she works with each person to try different ways of responding.
Conversations may include looking at attachment, past losses, or how relationships affect mood and behaviour. Her background includes supporting people with abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric matters, neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome, and health-related problems like chronic pain and illness. She also has experience with codependency, body image, caregiver stress and other overlapping challenges.
Karen offers therapy in English and accepts international clients. She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, so people can choose the format that fits their routine and comfort. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to the usual availability of the service.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 410923 | September 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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- 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
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- 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
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will talk through different methods and make choices together with the client, based on what feels most relevant to their goals and preferences. This collaborative way helps tailor sessions to each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online therapy offers different practical benefits. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation when that is important. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or have limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins possible and can fit around work or family commitments. These options give flexibility to choose what works best for day-to-day life and consistent therapeutic progress.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and depression. Additional areas include body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and attachment issues.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is open and straightforward. She listens for repeating patterns, then works with clients on practical ways to change thoughts and responses.
What experience does she bring?
She has four years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom supporting a range of emotional and relational difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP accreditation and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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