Karen Martin, BACP
4 years in practice
Karen Martin is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, and addictions.
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 who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, and addictions. She also supports people struggling with sleep problems, intimacy worries, and major life changes. Karen works in straightforward, down-to-earth ways so people can start feeling steadier and more able to manage day-to-day life.
With four years' experience, Karen combines talking therapy with practical tools from cognitive behavioural approaches.
Background and approach
She uses a client-centred stance that keeps the person’s priorities in view. Sessions focus on improving self-awareness and emotional regulation so people can respond differently to difficult situations. She also draws on Jungian ideas to help clients explore patterns, personal meaning, and the themes that show up again and again in life.
Attachment-based thinking helps when relationships and early bonds are part of the problem. These approaches are offered alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy methods to help people decide what matters most and act toward those values. Karen describes her style as warm and collaborative.
She listens carefully, names unhelpful beliefs, and works with each person to try alternative ways of coping. The aim is to help people regain stability and build a life that feels more fulfilling on their terms. Sessions are available in English and can be delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or messaging.
Karen accepts international clients and asks new people to complete a short questionnaire to match with the right service.
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
- Jungian Therapy
- 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
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- 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
Approaches and online therapy options
Karen blends Jungian ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and attachment-based thinking. Jungian-informed work looks at personal symbols, recurring life themes and meaning, which can help when people want deeper understanding of patterns. ACT focuses on identifying values and taking small steps toward them while learning to sit with difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-based approaches look at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can be useful when communication and trust are affected.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Karen will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will suggest methods to try together. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made if something does not feel helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial cues and do deeper conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, reflections between sessions or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy flexible and easier to fit into everyday life for people in the UK or abroad.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Karen focus on?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems and coping with life changes.
What is the therapy style like?
The approach is warm and collaborative, using talk therapy alongside practical exercises to improve emotional regulation and self-awareness.
What experience does she have?
Karen has four years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns including loss, purpose, and stabilising life after crisis.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP accreditation and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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