Karen Bell, BACP

Karen Bell is a UK-based counsellor with 18 years of professional experience, offering a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients are listened to and supported. She practices from a person-centred perspective - often called Rogerian therapy after Carl Rogers - which places the client's feelings and priorities at the heart of each session. Karen is a member of the BACP, the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, a recognised professional body for counsellors.

Karen's background includes work in a GP surgery, trauma counselling with Someone Cares supporting people experiencing suicidal thoughts, self-harm and child sexual abuse, and a role as an Occupational Health Counsellor for Northumbria Police specialising in trauma and employee assistance programmes. These roles have contributed to extensive experience addressing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, bereavement and a range of other emotional challenges.

She works with a wide variety of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and family issues, LGBT matters, ADHD and neurodiversity, and intimacy-related difficulties. Clients from all genders, sexualities, cultures and faiths are explicitly welcomed, including those with protected characteristics and people on the autism spectrum or with ADHD. Karen aims to create an open, safe therapeutic environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgement.

Counselling is offered via video, phone, chat and messaging. This service is not an emergency resource - in urgent situations clients are advised to contact the Samaritans on 116 123, emergency services on 999 in the UK or attend A & E.