Karen Bowie, BACP

Karen Bowie is a UK-licensed counsellor and a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). She has nearly six years of counselling experience gained through both volunteer roles and work with organisations, and she maintains a thriving private practice working with children and adults.

Her practice focuses on supporting people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of related concerns including relationship difficulties, self-esteem challenges, addictions, grief, parenting issues, and life transitions. She also works with presenting issues such as anger, career difficulties, bipolar and depression symptoms, and compassion fatigue.

Karen aims to create an open, nonjudgmental environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored and understood. She works collaboratively with clients to help them feel heard and to develop practical ways of coping and moving forward. Recognising that beginning therapy takes courage, she welcomes those who are ready to take that step and offers supportive, evidence-informed care.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Karen Bowie uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns of connection and emotional regulation - this approach can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment concerns, or repeating relationship difficulties. She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past traumatic experiences are affecting daily functioning; this approach focuses on processing and integrating traumatic memories to reduce their ongoing impact. In addition, Client-Centered Therapy underpins her work by prioritising the client’s perspective and fostering an empathic, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship that supports self-exploration and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Karen Bowie works collaboratively with each client to identify which methods best suit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts her practice as those needs evolve over time.

Online therapy with Karen includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility to fit different schedules and life circumstances. These options make it easier to access regular support without the need to travel, and they allow clients to continue therapy from locations that are convenient for them.