Karen Bannerman

Karen Bannerman offers practical, calm support for people struggling with anger and related difficulties. She focuses on helping individuals manage stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship tensions. Karen presents a straightforward approach that aims to make conversations feel manageable, even when emotions are high.

With 25 years of professional experience, Karen brings steady experience to sessions. She aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgment. If another service would better meet a person’s needs, she will signpost to an appropriate agency or organisation.

Karen draws on several ways of working to suit different people. She uses client-centred approaches to listen and respond to what matters most to each person. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to identify patterns of thinking and to try practical changes. Attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas can help explore how past relationships shape current responses.

Mindfulness practices are also available when people want help to calm stress and notice physical and emotional reactions. Sessions are geared towards clear goals and small steps, so progress can be checked along the way.

Karen is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and works in the United Kingdom. Conversations are held in English and she can signpost to specialist services when needed. To begin, prospective clients should use the site Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.

How Karen’s approaches translate to online work

Karen draws on client-centred work to prioritise what matters to each person, which means the conversation starts with the client's priorities. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and reflecting back what is most important to the client, useful for people wanting a steady, accepting space.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns and try practical experiments to change them. This approach is often helpful for anger, anxiety and low mood because it breaks problems into manageable steps.

Attachment-based or psychodynamic ideas may be used to gently explore how past relationships shape current reactions, helping people notice patterns that influence anger and intimacy issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options together and adapt methods to fit a person's needs, goals and preferences in a collaborative way.

The therapist's session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support people who prefer working from a familiar environment or who need flexible timing to balance work and family commitments.