Karen Crooks, BACP
Karen Crooks is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and addiction.
About Karen
Karen Crooks is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and addiction. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy worries, sleeping or eating difficulties, parenting strain, anger and life transitions.
Karen works from the view that clients know their lives best and brings a respectful, practical presence to sessions. Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then helps clients identify small, achievable steps.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on immediate problems as well as longer-term goals. Karen uses calm, structured conversations to help people make sense of difficult experiences and decide what to try next. Karen draws on mindfulness techniques to help people manage distress in the moment.
She also uses motivational interviewing to build readiness for change and solution-focused ideas to spot small wins and practical options. Trauma-focused work is used when painful past events are central to a person’s difficulties. She has three years of professional experience and is listed with BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Sessions are offered in English and Karen is available to work with international clients via online formats. People can expect a warm, non-judgemental tone and clear suggestions for next steps. The aim is to help clients feel steadier and better able to cope with life’s pressures, one small step at a time.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 399916 | February 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.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- 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
- 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
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- 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
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Karen names
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How Karen’s approaches translate to online therapy
Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and bodily reactions in the moment and learn simple practices to calm anxiety or sleep problems. It is useful when stress, sleep or eating patterns feel overwhelming.Motivational Interviewing focuses on building motivation and confidence to change. It uses short, conversational techniques to explore ambivalence and find personal reasons to try something different, which can help with addictions or commitment issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Karen will work collaboratively to choose techniques that match a client’s goals, preferences and situation, and she will adapt methods as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video calls suit deeper conversations, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can be useful for quick check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for people juggling work, parenting or other commitments.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Karen help with?
She offers support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and addictions, plus relationship and family concerns and issues around intimacy, eating and sleeping.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Karen takes a practical, collaborative approach that focuses on listening, building small steps and spotting progress as clients work towards their goals.
What is her clinical background?
She has three years of professional experience and works from the belief that clients are experts in their own stories while she offers support and structure.
What credential or professional registration does she hold?
She is listed with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, as provided in her profile.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.
In what formats are sessions delivered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is pricing organised?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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