- Practical coping skills
- Strengths focused
- Short term goals
About Karen
Karen Sturch is a counsellor with 19 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She helps people facing stress and anxiety, including panic disorder and panic attacks, as well as depression, relationship and family difficulties. She also offers support for issues such as addiction, grief, eating concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. Karen encourages people to recognise their existing strengths and to take practical steps toward change.
She adopts a clear, goal-oriented style that focuses on everyday strategies. Sessions emphasise identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours in small steps. Karen uses approaches that are straightforward and practical, aiming to make coping skills feel usable between meetings.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, in her work, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions to reduce distress and build better habits. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on what is already working and on setting short-term goals to move forward. Together these methods are used to tailor a plan to each person’s needs.
Her way of working is collaborative. She listens without judging and helps people try small changes they can manage. Many people come for help with life transitions, work stress, parenting strains, or the aftermath of trauma.
Karen welcomes international clients and works in English. If someone is unsure whether talking therapy will help, she suggests a first step of a simple conversation to see what might fit and what could come next.
How CBT and solution-focused work in online therapy
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, helps people notice and test the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It often uses simple exercises and behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety and manage panic symptoms. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on what is already going well and on setting small, concrete goals to build momentum and hope.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The counsellor will discuss what matters most, what has helped before, and what feels realistic to try. Together they decide which methods to use and adjust them as progress is made.
Practical advantages of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and maintaining continuity when travel is difficult. Online therapy can make it easier to have shorter check-ins between longer sessions, or to arrange meetings that suit work or caring responsibilities. Because the biography does not specify exact session formats, confirm the available options before booking so arrangements match personal needs and daily life.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Karen help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety and panic disorder and panic attacks, along with depression, relationship and family problems. Other areas include addiction, grief, eating difficulties, and self-esteem challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and goal-oriented, with practical steps to try between sessions. Karen focuses on using people’s existing strengths to make manageable changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
Her credential is BACP, which appears on her profile, and she is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.