Louis Carruthers, BACP
Louis Carruthers is a counsellor who helps people facing relationship problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, eating difficulties, depression, stress, anxiety and addiction.
About Louis
Louis Carruthers is a counsellor who helps people facing relationship problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, eating difficulties, depression, stress, anxiety and addiction. He also supports people dealing with LGBT issues, family tensions, anger and career stress. He works with adults and with couples, offering in-person and online sessions across the United Kingdom.
He is a BACP member, which is shown as BACP in his credentials. He creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about painful experiences.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to increase understanding of patterns and feelings. Louis uses plain language and practical conversation rather than technical jargon. His background is integrative, drawing on person-centred, psychodynamic, existential, cognitive and relational approaches.
He also uses embodied and somatic ideas when addressing trauma. He chooses methods to suit each person and situation rather than following one fixed model. Louis has four years of experience and follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework.
His continuing professional development focuses on relationship and intimacy issues and on relational trauma. He has prior roles in community safety, special educational needs education and housing for vulnerable tenants. People meet him for help with abandonment, attachment and communication problems, dissociation, body image and eating-related concerns.
He is also comfortable working with those involved in anti-social behaviour and the criminal justice system, drawing on his background in those areas.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 408032 | August 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 Louis lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Louis works in an integrative way that draws on a few key approaches. Person-centred work focuses on listening closely and helping people find their own solutions; it suits those who want a supportive space to talk and make sense of their feelings. Relational and psychodynamic ideas look at patterns in close relationships and past experiences to understand current difficulties, which can help with intimacy and attachment problems. Embodied or somatic approaches bring attention to physical sensations and how the body holds trauma, useful for people who feel stuck in their bodies or experience dissociation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals and preferences with each person and then adapts methods over time. That collaborative process helps choose whether to emphasise talking, relational exploration or somatic techniques depending on the issue and how the client responds.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for this way of working. Video calls let people use body-focused and relational techniques while seeing each other. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for a shorter check-in or when being on camera feels difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions and flexibility across time zones. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel and varied schedules while maintaining a consistent course of care with a registered or accredited professional.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Louis support?
He helps with relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, depression, anxiety, stress and addictions, among other areas such as body image and attachment problems.
How would he describe his style in sessions?
Sessions aim to be calm and non-judgemental with straightforward conversation. The focus is on helping people understand patterns and try ways of managing difficult feelings.
What is his professional background?
He has four years of experience and has worked in community safety, special educational needs education and housing for vulnerable tenants, bringing that practical experience into his clinical work.
What credentials and location are noted?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats does he use?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging alongside in-person meetings.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.