- Stress and anxiety
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Solution-Focused work
About Karen
Karen Bland, NCPS, is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Karen also focuses on concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, control issues, and life purpose.
Her approach is conversational and practical. Sessions tend to centre on what feels most pressing and on small steps that can reduce overwhelm. She uses Client-Centred Therapy to listen closely and build the therapeutic relationship. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear goals and identify immediate actions to try between sessions.
Karen also draws on Internal Family Systems ideas to look at the different parts of a person that hold worry, shame or anger. This can help people understand recurring patterns and shift how they respond to difficult feelings. She has used neuro-science informed techniques described as the MAP Method to support behavioural change.
People who come to her often want a clearer sense of direction after a life change, or help managing repeated relationship conflicts. Sessions are straightforward conversations about what matters now, plus practical strategies to try. The booking process involves a short matching questionnaire and then arranging a first session.
Her NCPS credential is noted as provided. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on attentive listening and reflecting back what someone is feeling. Online sessions still centre on that listening and on building a working relationship so the client feels heard and understood. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, achievable steps and specific goals. In remote sessions this means setting short tasks or experiments to try between meetings and checking progress together. Internal Family Systems notices the different parts of a person that hold worry, shame or anger. Online conversations can be used to map those parts, name them and try practical ways to relate to them differently.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and choose which methods to use together. That decision is collaborative and can change as the work progresses.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the profile does not specify them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time and keep appointments during work breaks or after an evening commitment. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick update is helpful, or sessions without video when bandwidth is limited. Registered or accredited professionals adapt their methods to suit each person's circumstances and practical constraints.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and issues with self-esteem. Additional focuses include attachment, codependency, life purpose and midlife concerns.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses Client-Centred and Solution-Focused approaches to talk through what matters and set small, practical steps. Internal Family Systems ideas may be used to understand internal parts that keep someone stuck.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with the issues listed in her profile.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She lists NCPS as her credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.