Karen Mills, BACP

Karen Mills is a BACP counsellor who uses an integrative approach with a strong focus on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). She offers a calm, supportive space for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or grief. Karen writes plainly and listens closely to help people make sense of difficult feelings and reactions.

Her practice centres on helping people who feel stuck or are facing trauma, anger, relationship issues or depression. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image and codependency. Sessions aim to uncover what's driving unhelpful patterns and to build practical ways to manage day-to-day life.

Karen blends CBT with client-centred and psychodynamic ideas to fit each person’s needs. She draws on solution-focused and trauma-focused techniques when they suit the situation. The aim is to co-create a plan that matches a person’s goals and strengths.

With five years of experience, Karen supports people through transitions such as divorce and separation, feelings of emptiness, and the grief that can follow loss. She offers tools for managing impulses, jealousy, guilt and shame alongside clearer communication strategies.

Sessions are delivered from the United Kingdom and are conducted in English. People interested in starting are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How Karen’s approaches work in online counselling

Karen draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. She also uses Client-Centred Therapy to provide an accepting space where people can speak openly and be heard without judgement, which often helps with emotional processing.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative task. Karen will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences, and she adapts techniques as understanding grows over a few sessions.

Practical benefits of online therapy include greater flexibility to fit sessions around work and family life and the ability to meet without travel. If you are considering online work, please confirm the current session options before booking so you know the available formats. Many people find online sessions make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions and to access therapeutic support from the United Kingdom without long journeys.