Karen Crooks

Karen Crooks is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger and trauma. She also supports those dealing with grief, low self-esteem, addiction, relationship and family concerns, and life changes. Karen works with people who want practical ways to cope and make small changes that add up over time.

She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work. Karen describes the first step of asking for support as a courageous act. She aims to listen, reflect what is happening, and help people choose manageable next steps.

Her approach draws on mindfulness, motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to build short-term goals and clearer choices. When trauma is part of the picture she uses trauma-focused methods alongside these approaches to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life.

Karen holds BACP registration, which indicates professional membership in the United Kingdom. She has around three years of experience working in counselling roles.

Sessions are conversational and practical. People can expect to talk through what is most pressing, try small experiments between meetings, and review what helps. This style suits those who want clear steps and support for coping in everyday life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Mindfulness-based work focuses on simple attention exercises and grounding techniques. It helps people manage overwhelming feelings, notice patterns of thought, and learn short practices they can use between sessions.

Motivational interviewing concentrates on a person's own reasons for change. The therapist asks exploratory questions, highlights strengths and supports clearer decisions about next steps, useful for habit change and coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods match a person's needs, goals and preferences and may combine elements from different approaches as therapy progresses.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by removing travel time and allowing meetings during a break or from a quieter room. Please confirm the specific session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt mindfulness exercises, motivational interviewing conversations and solution-focused planning for remote meetings so the practical work continues even when not in the same room.