Karen Spilsbury, NCPS

Karen Spilsbury is a counsellor registered with the NCPS in the United Kingdom and has eight years of professional experience. She works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and the impact of major life changes. Karen names codependency among the patterns she helps people understand.

Karen frames clients as the experts in their own lives. She listens for strengths and practical resources a person already has. Sessions are straightforward and focused on what the client wants to change rather than on jargon.

Her background includes work supporting people through addiction and trauma. She helps people untangle how patterns such as people-pleasing or difficulty saying no show up in everyday life. Conversations look at what is getting in the way of clear boundaries and what small shifts could make daily life easier.

Karen uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to build skills for managing strong emotions and stress. She works on concrete tasks such as spotting unhelpful thoughts, practising alternative responses and building coping strategies people can use between sessions. Hypnotherapy may be included where it fits the client’s goals.

People who come to Karen often want clear steps and steady support when things feel overwhelming. She will work with each person to set realistic short-term goals and to review progress in simple, measurable ways. This is useful for those facing relationship strain, breakups, addiction challenges or big life transitions.

How Karen’s approaches translate to online work