Karen Martin, BACP
4 years in practice
Karen Martin is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She works with adults who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, or life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 401287 · expires August 2026
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
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About Karen
Karen Martin is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She works with adults who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, or life changes. Her style is warm and interactive and she aims to help people regain stability and a clearer sense of purpose.
Karen uses a client-centred way of working to start. She listens first and follows each person's pace. Together she and the client look at beliefs and patterns that might be getting in the way of feeling better.
Background and approach
She draws on practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, and she also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and take useful action. Karen offers EMDR therapy as part of her work for people dealing with historical trauma. Sessions focus on improving self-awareness, emotional regulation and everyday coping skills.
That might include learning ways to manage worry, improving communication, or developing healthier routines for sleep and recovery from addictive behaviours. Her approach treats people with respect, sensitivity and compassion. She aims to make the early steps into therapy easier by working alongside each person and helping them feel more empowered to shape a fulfilling life.
Karen has four years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers appointments in English and accepts international clients for online work.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- 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 problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- 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
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online healing and change
Karen blends several practical approaches to help people when meeting online. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing thought and behaviour patterns and trying different actions to reduce worry and low mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when uncomfortable feelings appear. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build more supported ways of relating.Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Karen will talk through these approaches with each client and choose methods together based on the person's goals, needs and preferences. The work is collaborative and can shift as progress is made or priorities change.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face when visual connection matters. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and useful for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support between sessions and can fit around busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, travel or caregiving routines while keeping therapeutic goals at the centre of the work.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Karen help with?
Karen supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, addictions, sleeping problems and coping with life changes.
What is Karen's therapy style like?
Her style is warm and interactive with a client-centred focus. She listens first, follows each person's pace and works alongside them to change unhelpful patterns.
What experience does Karen bring to sessions?
She has four years of professional experience working with adults on emotional regulation, self-awareness and recovery from trauma and addictive behaviours.
What professional credential does Karen hold and where is she based?
Karen is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted for online therapy.
How are sessions delivered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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