Karen Ball , BACP

Karen Ball is a counsellor with 13 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and she works with adults on a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship difficulties. Karen aims to make the first steps feel manageable and practical for people who are worried or overwhelmed.

Her approach is flexible and person-focused. She listens to what matters to the individual and adapts sessions to suit their needs. Conversations are straightforward and centred on what someone wants to change or understand. She helps people identify options and take small, achievable steps forward.

Karen uses a mix of well-known counselling methods rather than one fixed model. She draws on client-centred work to place the person's experience at the heart of therapy. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used when helpful to spot patterns in thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going.

She also includes mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques to support coping, decision-making and behaviour change. This blend can be useful for stress, sleep difficulties, eating concerns, addiction and low mood. Karen can also help with intimacy-related and parenting worries, career questions and managing life transitions.

Sessions are offered online in English via video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. Fees vary by location and a subscription model is used that can be cancelled at any time.

How Karen’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience. The therapist listens closely and reflects what is said to help someone gain clarity and confidence to make choices. This approach suits people who need a steady, empathic space to talk through feelings and decisions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. Online CBT can help identify unhelpful thought patterns and suggest practical experiments to change behaviour, which is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep and some eating concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will explore needs, goals and preferences and suggest methods that might help. This is a collaborative process and techniques can be adapted as progress is made.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, giving flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing through thoughts. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical support and steady progress.