About Karen
Karen Sturch helps people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. She works with clients concerned about addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting pressures, and LGBT-related issues. Karen also supports those dealing with career changes, ADHD, compassion fatigue and difficulties with self-esteem.
Her style is straightforward and strengths-based. She treats each person as the expert in their own life and looks for practical steps that feel manageable. Karen offers a calm, supportive presence and focuses on small changes that can make everyday life easier.
How Karen works
Over 19 years she has carried out a wide variety of counselling work across the United Kingdom. Her practice draws on approaches that help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try out different behaviours. She uses techniques that can suit short-term goals and longer personal work.
Sessions cover core problems such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress and mood disorders as well as more situational issues like divorce, blended family challenges and chronic illness. She pays attention to how attachment patterns and family dynamics affect current struggles. Karen is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She offers appointments by video call, phone, live chat or text message to fit different schedules and needs. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then book sessions according to availability.
Karen lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Karen works with
The areas below are the ones Karen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
Karen commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavioural changes. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, mood issues and stress-related problems.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, a short-term approach that concentrates on goals, past successes and practical steps forward. This method can be useful when you want clear, action-oriented sessions and faster progress on specific problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then agree on techniques and pacing. That collaborative planning helps tailor the support to each person's situation.
Online therapy here is offered by registered or accredited professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are close to face-to-face meetings and allow visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can suit short check-ins, flexible scheduling or people who find writing easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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