Karen Williams, MA, MSc, Dipl Psych, MBACP, UKCP Reg

Karen Williams is a qualified and experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, and specialises in working with people who have experienced psychological trauma. She is a graduate of the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education in London, which is the largest training centre for transpersonal and integrative psychotherapy in the UK. CCPE is a member organisation of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). BACP and UKCP are the professional associations which accredit various trainings offered by CCPE. Karen is a member of BACP and a registered member of UKCP. She has an MA in Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies from the University of Essex, and an MSc in Psychological Trauma from the University of Chester. She is currently reading for an MSc in Psychology at the University of Leicester. For more information about the transpersonal and integrative aspects of psychotherapy, please see the Psychotherapy and Counselling pages.

In 2017, Karen completed EMDR therapist training with Matt Wesson of The EMDR Academy, which is an EMDR Europe accredited training. She is a member of the EMDR UK & Ireland Association, the professional association for EMDR in the United Kingdom. She is currently applying for full accreditation with EMDR Europe.

Karen has wide experience in both short and long-term work with adult clients. She has worked for several agencies in and around London including over two years of voluntary counselling work with NHS patients in the IAPT service of a GP surgery. She continues to consult with private clients in West and South-West London.

Her therapeutic approach is relational, holistic and trauma-aware. She includes psychodynamic and Jungian depth work, cognitive work, and creative techniques, as appropriate for each individual. As a trauma specialist, she keeps up-to-date with the latest developments in working with psychological trauma. Being person-centred, she is respectful and empathetic of the client’s worldview and spiritual interests. Creating the safe and comfortable space that facilitates a person in addressing whatever it is that’s brought them to therapy is so important. Karen abides by the codes of conduct and ethical practice of BACP, UKCP, and the EMDR Association UK & Ireland.

Karen specialises in working with the many manifestations of stress and psychological trauma. These include post-traumatic stress disorder from single event traumas, complex trauma, and developmental trauma. It may also include things like depression and anxiety, somatisation and medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), eating disorders, relationship issues, and crisis intervention. In particular, she has wide experience of working with the kind of complex trauma that can result from neglect and abuse in childhood or adulthood. Karen also works one-to-one and with groups to facilitate self-development and personal growth from a transpersonal perspective.

Karen Williams

MA, MSc, Dipl Psych, MBACP, UKCP Reg

Karen Williams is a qualified and experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, and specialises in working with people who have experienced psychological trauma. She is a graduate of the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education in London, which is the largest training centre for transpersonal and integrative psychotherapy in the UK. CCPE is a member organisation of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). BACP and UKCP are the professional associations which accredit various trainings offered by CCPE. Karen is a member of BACP and a registered member of UKCP. She has an MA in Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies from the University of Essex, and an MSc in Psychological Trauma from the University of Chester. She is currently reading for an MSc in Psychology at the University of Leicester. For more information about the transpersonal and integrative aspects of psychotherapy, please see the Psychotherapy and Counselling pages.

In 2017, Karen completed EMDR therapist training with Matt Wesson of The EMDR Academy, which is an EMDR Europe accredited training. She is a member of the EMDR UK & Ireland Association, the professional association for EMDR in the United Kingdom. She is currently applying for full accreditation with EMDR Europe.

Karen has wide experience in both short and long-term work with adult clients. She has worked for several agencies in and around London including over two years of voluntary counselling work with NHS patients in the IAPT service at a GP surgery. She continues to consult with private clients in West and South-West London.

Her therapeutic approach is relational, holistic and trauma-aware. She includes psychodynamic and Jungian depth work, cognitive work, and creative techniques, as appropriate for each individual. As a trauma specialist, she keeps up-to-date with the latest developments in working with psychological trauma. Being person-centred, she is respectful and empathetic of the client’s worldview and spiritual interests. Creating the safe and comfortable space that facilitates a person in addressing whatever it is that’s brought them to therapy is so important. Karen abides by the codes of conduct and ethical practice of BACP, UKCP, and the EMDR Association UK & Ireland.

Karen specialises in working with the many manifestations of stress and psychological trauma. These include post-traumatic stress disorder from single event traumas, complex trauma, and developmental trauma. It may also include things like depression and anxiety, somatisation and medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), eating disorders, relationship issues, and crisis intervention. In particular, she has wide experience of working with the kind of complex trauma that can result from neglect and abuse in childhood or adulthood. Karen also works one-to-one and with groups to facilitate self-development and personal growth from a transpersonal perspective.