Counsellor profile
Karen Robson, BACP
Counsellor - Anxiety and Addictions
See online counselling options- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness work
- Solution-focused steps
About Karen
Counsellor and BACP member Karen Robson has 13 years' experience. She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and many related issues.
Karen uses a practical, client-led way of working. She combines familiar methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and solution-focused ideas. Sessions aim to help people notice patterns, set manageable goals and try small changes between meetings.
Her background covers a range of settings and presenting problems. She has worked with neurodiversity, substance issues, trauma, work-related stress and bereavement among other concerns. That experience informs how she decides which approaches might help in a particular case.
Karen describes her style as open and non-judgemental. She brings creativity into sessions when it will aid the work. The focus is often on understanding thoughts, feelings and triggers and on building practical coping skills.
Sessions commonly include techniques from client-centred ways of working and cognitive behavioural strategies. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused thinking are used where they fit the person's goals. Mindfulness methods are offered to help with stress and anxious thinking.
People using her service are asked to follow the site process to choose and book sessions. Costs vary with location and sessions are provided by a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted.
How therapeutic approaches work in online counselling
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist reflects what is said and helps people clarify their feelings and priorities; this suits people who need time to make sense of difficult emotions.CBT, or cognitive behavioural therapy, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to test unhelpful thinking and build new coping habits; it can help with anxiety, low mood and stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals and preferences and decides together which methods to try. That collaboration means the plan can change as needs shift.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter or more flexible check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can explain how an online session will run and help match session length and style to practical circumstances.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she help with most often?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD and relationship or family concerns among other issues.
What approach does she use in sessions?
The work is client-led and practical. She mixes client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural methods, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques.
How long has she been practising?
She has 13 years of experience working in a variety of settings with many different presenting problems.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Do sessions take place in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted. Confirm any location-specific details before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.