Karen Ball, BACP
Karen Ball is a BACP counsellor with 13 years of practice in the United Kingdom.
About Karen
Karen Ball is a BACP counsellor with 13 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She offers a calm, straightforward approach for people feeling anxious, stressed, depressed or overwhelmed by life changes. Karen aims to create a space where people can talk, work out options and take practical steps forward.
Her background includes a BSc (Hons) in Integral Counselling from Anglia Ruskin University and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Background and approach
Over the years she has supported people facing bereavement, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, addiction concerns and issues around self-esteem and body image. Karen uses a range of therapeutic approaches to match the person in front of her rather than one fixed method.
She draws on client-centred work to listen and build understanding, cognitive behavioural ideas to address unhelpful thinking, and trauma-focused ways of working when past events are at the heart of distress. She also offers creativity-based sessions for people who struggle to put feelings into words, and she provides supervision and training for other counsellors and health professionals.
Her practice covers a wide set of concerns including parenting, career transitions, ADHD, chronic health issues and caregiver stress. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Karen uses a subscription model for sessions that can be cancelled at any time, and people join by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling an appointment.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 26160 | June 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- 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
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Karen names
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Karen’s approaches work online
Karen often combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural ideas to help people understand their feelings and change unhelpful patterns. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding so people feel heard and can make choices. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps identify thinking and behaviour patterns that fuel anxiety, low mood or anger and offers practical steps to change them.She also uses trauma-focused ways of working when past events are central to a person’s distress. Trauma-focused techniques aim to help people process difficult memories at a pace they can manage and regain a sense of control over day-to-day reactions. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative - the therapist and client talk about goals, try different methods and agree what feels most helpful as therapy progresses.
Online sessions include video calls, phone appointments, live chat and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy around work or family life. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat suit brief check-ins or flexible timing. These options give practical flexibility while keeping the focus on the work between client and therapist.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Karen help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship concerns. Additional areas include bereavement, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem and career change.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is warm and practical, focusing on listening first and then working out useful strategies. Sessions can include client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and trauma-focused ways of working when needed.
How long has she been practising?
Karen has 13 years of experience working as a counsellor and supervisor in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds a BSc (Hons) in Integral Counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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