Karen Crooks, BACP

Karen Crooks is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief and midlife change. She works with individuals dealing with relationship strain, sleep or eating difficulties, addiction concerns and anger. Karen encourages people to use their own strengths when facing life’s hard moments.

She describes people as the experts of their own stories and aims to offer a steady, non-judgemental presence while they make changes. Karen uses clear, practical conversations rather than jargon. She helps people break problems into manageable steps and find the next right action.

Her approach blends mindfulness practices with solution-focused steps and motivational interviewing techniques. Those methods are used to calm the mind, set achievable goals and build motivation for change. She also draws on trauma-focused approaches when past hurt affects day-to-day life.

Karen holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. She brings three years of experience working with a range of concerns, and she welcomes people who are navigating big transitions such as midlife reassessment.

People who choose to work with her should expect practical conversations, short-term goal setting and an emphasis on small, steady progress. She supports clients through grief, caregiver stress, attachment concerns and issues linked to chronic illness, among other matters. The focus is on usable tools and clearer next steps.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to help reduce overwhelming thoughts and ground someone during stress. It can be useful for anxiety, sleep problems and everyday tension.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on building a person’s own reasons for change. It uses short, collaborative conversations to identify what matters to the client and to strengthen motivation for steps like reducing addictive behaviours or improving routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then agree on which methods fit best. That collaborative choice guides how sessions are structured and what tools are used.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins between commitments, or reducing the need to be on camera when that feels difficult. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists who use these approaches, can adapt techniques so they remain practical and focused when delivered remotely.