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Karen Yuen, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 8 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression

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Karen Yuen is a BACP counsellor with eight years of experience working in NHS Direct, community settings and spiritual spaces. She is British East Asian and draws on her multicultural background when supporting people. Karen offers a calm, non-judgemental presence to listen and help clients make sense of what they are going through.

Her main therapeutic approach is client-centred practice. That means she focuses on each person’s experience and works at their pace.

Background and approach

She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, choosing methods to suit the issue and the person. Karen often helps people untangle how upbringing and family relationships affect current thoughts and behaviours. She uses compassion and curiosity to notice patterns and unpack feelings that feel stuck.

Practical tools such as breathing exercises, mindfulness, body awareness and visualisation may be introduced when helpful. She has trained in counselling and therapeutic studies and completed further certificates in daily living and wellbeing, counselling psychology, recovery from coercive and spiritual abuse, compassionate inquiry, and EMDR. Her BSc (Hons) and postgraduate work inform a thoughtful, flexible approach.

Having lived in several countries, Karen brings both professional knowledge and lived cultural experience to sessions. She works with adults aged 18 and over and supports people for short or longer-term work depending on need. To begin, clients use the site matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Karen uses client-centred work to ground online sessions. This approach focuses on the person's experience and priorities, allowing the counsellor to follow the client's pace and concerns. It is helpful for people who need a listening relationship and gentle exploration of feelings and choices.

She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy and EMDR. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process past events and reduce their current impact. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a structured method aimed at reducing distress linked to specific memories and can be used when trauma memories are a core concern.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and any worries, then together they will decide which methods fit best. That conversation can shift over time as needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face work and longer therapy sessions. Phone calls can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for short check-ins. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer written conversation or want flexible, ongoing contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties or other commitments.

What concerns does Karen commonly help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma and abuse, family-related issues, career challenges and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include multicultural concerns and women's issues.

What is Karen's therapeutic style?

Her work is primarily client-centred, with trauma-focused approaches and EMDR available when appropriate. Sessions emphasise listening, curiosity and practical strategies to help people make sense of their experience.

How much experience does she have?

Karen has eight years of experience across NHS Direct, community therapy and spiritual settings. That background shapes how she supports people from different cultural contexts.

Where is Karen based and what credential does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Which languages are used in sessions and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Karen offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and billing work?

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 Karen?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 8 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Karen

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Karen Yuen, BACP

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety