Karen Mills , BACP

Karen Mills is a counsellor with five years of practice supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and depression. She is a BACP counsellor and offers a calm, accepting space to talk things through. Karen aims to help people make sense of their feelings and find practical ways to cope day to day.

She uses an integrative approach, drawing on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused techniques. That mix lets her tailor sessions to what each person needs rather than using one fixed method. Sessions include practical tools, gentle reflection on patterns, and short-term strategies to manage symptoms.

Many people come for help with relationship worries, problems with trust or attachment, and issues like abandonment, jealousy or codependency. Karen also supports people dealing with body image, control issues, commitment doubts, isolation and the emotional aftermath of divorce and separation.

Her trauma-focused work pays attention to how past harm shapes present reactions and aims to build steps toward feeling steadier. She also offers work on anger, guilt, shame and overwhelm, helping people break cycles of impulsivity and rumination.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Karen follows simple, person-centred practice: she listens first, then suggests approaches that suit goals and lifestyle.

How Karen’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience without judgement. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want from therapy, which is useful for issues like isolation, grief and relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It often suits people dealing with anxiety, low mood, control issues or rumination because it gives clear steps to try between sessions.

Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to how past events shape present responses and works slowly to build tolerance and new ways of coping. This approach can be helpful for people carrying the effects of abuse, attachment wounds or ongoing trauma responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical constraints and then suggest which methods to try. This is collaborative and can change over time as needs shift.

Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, offering flexibility for different routines. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when movement is needed, short live chats suit quick check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between formal meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel.