Louis Carruthers
Compassionate counsellor for relationships and trauma
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About Louis
Louis Carruthers is a counsellor who helps people facing relationship problems, trauma, anxiety, depression, eating and intimacy-related concerns. He holds BACP membership, and practises in the United Kingdom. Louis aims to offer a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through what matters to them and begin to make change.
He draws on several well-established ways of working and adapts these to each person. That can mean listening with a person-centred stance, exploring early patterns from a psychodynamic angle, or using cognitive approaches to shift thinking that keeps someone stuck.
Background and approach
He also uses embodied and somatic ideas when trauma shows up in the body. Clients might come for help with communication problems, commitment worries, body image or sex and kink-related issues. He also supports people dealing with addiction, anger, caregiver stress, chronic illness, dissociation, or the fallout of separation and divorce.
Louis has four years of practice experience and has worked in community safety, special educational needs settings, and housing for vulnerable tenants. This background informs his work with people affected by antisocial behaviour and related systems. He follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework and keeps learning through ongoing professional development.
If someone is unsure what to expect, he tailors the approach to the person and their goals, helping them find small, practical steps forward.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 408032
- Languages
- English
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Louis's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Louis works with
Everything Louis lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How Louis works online
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy journey. Louis will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and together they decide which methods feel most useful. He adapts the plan as progress is made so the work stays relevant and practical.
If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the session formats available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people avoid being on camera if that helps them focus, or use lower-bandwidth options when internet connections are limited.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Louis help with?
He supports people with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, eating and body image issues, depression, anxiety, stress and addictions.
How would he describe his way of working?
His style adapts to the person. Sessions may focus on listening and exploring patterns, working with thoughts and behaviours, or bringing attention to bodily responses after trauma.
What experience does he bring to therapy?
He has four years of practice and has worked in community safety, SEN education and housing for vulnerable tenants, which shapes his approach with people affected by antisocial behaviour.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are used for meetings?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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