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About Karen
Karen Whitfield is an ACA counsellor with three years' experience and a Master of Counselling. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, career uncertainty, depression and life changes, and she lists life purpose among her focuses.
Karen uses Narrative Therapy, which treats problems as separate from the person. She helps people tell and reshape the stories that have come to define them. That approach looks at skills, values and commitments a person already has, and draws on those strengths to change how a problem influences daily life.
Sessions are conversational and grounded. Karen listens for how someone describes their situation and then helps map options and small steps forward. She aims to reduce blame and to highlight practical ways to manage difficult thoughts and feelings.
People often come with work stress, questions about career direction, or after a relationship or health change. Conversations focus on what matters now and what might be changed, one step at a time. Karen also addresses communication problems and workplace issues as part of those discussions.
Her practice emphasises clear, direct talk about goals and obstacles. She encourages people to name what they want to change and to try simple experiments between sessions. The format uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Sessions are offered in English in Australia, and international clients are not accepted. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.
How Karen applies evidence-based methods online
She practises Narrative Therapy, which helps people rewrite the stories they tell about problems. That method looks for skills, values and past successes that can reduce a problem's hold on daily life and is useful for issues like anxiety, addiction and career uncertainty.She describes her approaches as evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. In sessions she listens to how a person frames their situation, then suggests small experiments and different ways of talking about the issue. This helps clarify what matters now and which steps to try next.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options with the person, consider their goals and preferences, and agree on what to try first. Adjustments are made over time if a different focus would be more helpful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits can help people maintain momentum while they explore direction and purpose.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, career issues, depression and coping with life changes, and lists life purpose as a focus.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses Narrative Therapy to separate problems from the person and to uncover existing skills and values that can be used to make change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of counselling experience and holds a Master of Counselling.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and practices in Australia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Sessions use a subscription that varies with location and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working 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.