Karen Sturch, BACP

Karen Sturch is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 19 years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, LGBT-related concerns, relationship and family conflicts, depression, addictions and anger. Karen frames clients as the experts in their own lives and helps them use their strengths to face difficult moments.

Her style is practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on what people want to change and on small, achievable steps. She uses methods that break problems into manageable parts and build clear coping strategies for day-to-day life.

Karen draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify what already works and to set measurable, short-term goals. Together these approaches suit people who want structured work and tools to try between sessions.

Over nearly two decades she has supported people through trauma, grief, coping with life changes and difficulties such as panic, mood problems and chronic health challenges. She also works with issues around self-esteem, control, parenting pressures and career stress.

Practical matters are part of the work. Sessions look at realistic ways to manage anger and build steadier responses. Karen encourages people to test small changes, track what helps, and adjust plans as they go.

How Karen uses CBT and solution-focused work online