Karen Bell
Experienced person-centred counsellor
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About Karen
Karen Bell is a UK counsellor with 18 years of experience. She works in a person-centred way that keeps the client's feelings and needs at the centre of sessions. Karen is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).
Her career includes time as a GP surgery counsellor, a trauma counsellor with an organisation supporting people who have self-harmed or experienced child sexual abuse, and an occupational health counsellor for Northumbria Police working with trauma and employee assistance matters.
Background and approach
Those roles shaped her work with stress, anxiety, depression and loss. She also has experience supporting people with addictions and coping skills for life changes. Karen aims to create an open, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared.
She encourages people to say what they need and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions. People on the autism spectrum and those with ADHD are welcome to discuss their specific needs and interests. She supports clients across a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, grieving, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career matters and compassion fatigue.
She also lists focus areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and body image. Karen highlights that talking therapy can help break unhelpful habits and patterns, including those linked to narcissistic abuse and gaslighting. She invites people of any gender, sexuality, culture or religion to reach out and make contact.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 18
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 401329
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Karen's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Karen works with
Everything Karen lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping 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
- 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
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- 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
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Karen works online
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify goals and try methods that feel right for the individual's needs and preferences. If something does not suit, it can be reviewed and adjusted as the work progresses.
If you are interested in remote care, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Video can allow face-to-face conversation, while phone or chat can be simpler when less bandwidth or a quieter environment is helpful. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt their methods like CBT or attachment-based work to an online setting so the therapeutic focus stays consistent across formats.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Karen help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma-related issues. The list also includes relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, and career and self-esteem matters.
What is Karen's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is person-centred, which means the client's feelings guide the work. She aims for a non-judgemental space and listens to what each person brings to sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Karen has 18 years working in counselling roles across healthcare, voluntary services and occupational health. That background includes trauma work and support for people in crisis.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Karen?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin work with Karen?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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