Karen Bannerman

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment issues
• Mindfulness therapy

About Karen

Karen Bannerman helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties using practical talking-based work. She uses Attachment-Based, Client-Centred and cognitive approaches and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has 25 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

Her way of working is straightforward and conversational. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what feels most pressing. She listens to personal histories and looks at patterns in relationships and feelings to make sense of difficulties such as grief, addiction, low self-esteem and struggles with intimacy.

Karen draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current connections, and on Client-Centred work to keep the client's perspective central. She also uses cognitive methods to identify and test unhelpful thinking, and mindfulness techniques to help notice thoughts and sensations without getting pulled into them.

Over the years she has supported people facing trauma and abuse, parenting strain, chronic illness and career transitions. She also works with concerns linked to adoption and foster care, body image, and communication problems. If a specialist service would be more suitable, she offers clear signposting to other agencies or organisations.

Sessions are conducted in English. Karen’s long experience means she can offer steady, practical support while helping people consider different ways of coping and relating.

How Karen uses different approaches in remote counselling

Attachment-Based work looks at how earlier relationships influence the way people connect now; it helps with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns and patterns that repeat in close relationships. Client-Centred work keeps the client's perspective central, offering a respectful, listening approach that helps people talk through what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and developing practical steps to change behaviours and feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work with the client to decide which combination of methods fits best based on current needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can be reviewed as therapy progresses.

Session format options are not specified in Karen's biography, so please confirm the available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins between commitments, or giving options if video is difficult due to bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals can use these practical benefits to help maintain continuity of care while you attend to work, family and other responsibilities.

Topics Karen lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating 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
• 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
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Traumatic brain injury
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Karen

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people manage stress and anxiety using cognitive approaches and mindfulness techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas in sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

Is she accredited and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at present.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.