Louis Carruthers

Louis Carruthers is a counsellor who helps people manage anger and relationship problems. He also supports those dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, stress and addiction. He works with adults and couples and offers both in-person and online appointments from the United Kingdom. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shown as BACP. Louis keeps sessions straightforward and practical. He uses person-centred talking alongside psychodynamic, existential and cognitive ideas to help people make sense of feelings and patterns. He also draws on embodied and somatic ways of working for trauma, so body responses are noticed as part of the work. His approach is adapted to each person rather than following a fixed template. He has four years of experience and continued professional development focused on relationship and intimacy issues. That background includes work in community safety, special educational needs settings, and housing for vulnerable tenants. Those roles inform how he understands behaviour and the pressures people face in daily life. In sessions he aims to create a non-judgemental space where clients can talk through difficult thoughts and emotions. He helps people spot unhelpful patterns, try different responses and build practical skills for everyday situations. Progress is paced to each person’s needs. Clients can expect conversations about the sources of anger, how it shows up in relationships, and ways to manage impulses and communication. For people with trauma history Louis will include gentle body-focused work alongside talking. He encourages collaboration on goals and follows the BACP Ethical Framework.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Louis draws on person-centred methods that focus on listening and reflecting back what someone says. This style helps people feel heard and can be effective for anger, relationship strain and emotional distress because it prioritises understanding the person’s viewpoint.

He also uses cognitive approaches that look at thoughts and behaviours and how they influence moods. These ideas are useful for learning practical skills to manage anxiety, anger and unhelpful patterns in relationships.

For trauma he includes embodied or somatic techniques that attend to physical responses as part of recovery. This can involve simple body awareness and grounding exercises alongside talking, which supports people who notice strong bodily reactions to memories or stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels helpful, then adapt methods in collaboration with the person. That way the plan stays practical and tailored to each situation.

The biography notes both in-person and online practice, but does not list exact online formats. Confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work if they move or travel, while the therapist focuses on making sessions useful and goal oriented.