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Karen Yuen, BACP

Karen Yuen is a BACP registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom.

About Karen

Karen Yuen is a BACP registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She brings eight years of experience from work in NHS Direct, community low-cost services and spiritual settings. Karen draws on her multicultural upbringing to understand how culture shapes beliefs and wellbeing.

Karen uses a trauma-informed, person-centred way of working. Sessions begin with listening and understanding. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what feels hard and what they hope to change.

Background and approach

She pays attention to how family, upbringing and past experiences influence current thoughts and behaviour. Together clients can notice patterns, name feelings and test out new ways of thinking. Practical tools such as breathing exercises, mindfulness, visualisation and role play are used when they help the work.

Karen also offers EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing - alongside other approaches when appropriate. Her practice blends clinical methods with spiritual and cultural sensitivity to meet each person’s needs. People contact her for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career worries and coping with life changes.

She also supports multicultural concerns and women’s issues. Karen works with adults aged 18 and over and adapts the pace of therapy to short- or long-term goals. Her style is compassionate and curious.

She aims to help people build self-trust and clearer understanding so they can make changes that feel manageable and meaningful.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	406030	February 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

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Online trauma-informed and person-centred approaches

Karen uses trauma-focused therapy to help people understand and process difficult or distressing experiences. This approach focuses on the ways past events affect feelings and behaviour, and aims to reduce the hold those memories have on daily life.

She also practises client-centred therapy, which means sessions are built around the person sitting opposite her. The counsellor listens without judgement, follows each person's pace and supports clients to find their own answers and strengths.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, is offered alongside other methods when appropriate. EMDR works with how the brain stores troubling memories and can be helpful for people affected by trauma and abuse.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit the client's goals and adjust the plan as work progresses. Clients are encouraged to give feedback and shape the direction of therapy.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and shared exercises, phone work can fit into a busy day and uses less bandwidth, while chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or those who prefer written communication. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career concerns and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include multicultural concerns and women's issues.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Work is trauma-informed and client-centred with compassionate inquiry. Practical techniques such as mindfulness, breathing and visualisation are used when useful.

What experience does the counsellor bring?

She has eight years of experience across NHS Direct, community low-cost therapy and spiritual settings. That background informs a flexible, culturally aware approach.

What are the counsellor's credentials and base?

She is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with this counsellor?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and circumstances.

How are costs and starting arranged?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.