Karen McClurkin

Karen McClurkin is a counsellor who uses a blend of approaches to help people facing eating and food-related issues alongside other concerns. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and draws on seven years of experience to support clients through difficult moments. Karen aims to create a non-judgemental space so people can talk honestly about what is worrying them.

She focuses on building a strong therapeutic relationship first. That lets clients talk about a current problem or something that has been affecting them for years. Sessions are practical and down to earth, with room to look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours together.

Karen works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem and addictions. She also supports people with trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, sleeping problems and the effects of life changes. Additional areas she addresses include body image, attachment issues and fertility-related struggles.

Her practice draws on client-centred and attachment-based ways of working to create understanding and safety. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques are used to spot patterns and try new coping strategies. Mindfulness methods are also offered to help people manage racing thoughts and distress.

Clients can expect straightforward language and a compassionate approach. Karen has also worked with issues related to menopause, infertility and loss of identity. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Attachment-based work focuses on understanding relationship patterns that began early in life. It helps people notice how past bonds influence current feelings and closeness with others, which can be useful when addressing body image or intimacy-related concerns. Client-centred therapy puts the person at the heart of sessions by offering active listening and empathy so people feel heard and respected during difficult conversations.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Karen will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That may mean using attachment ideas to understand patterns, then adding cognitive behavioural techniques to try different thinking and behavioural experiments.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that feels difficult. Registered and accredited professionals often adapt tools like mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets for remote use so people can practise skills between meetings.