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Karl Graham

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Karl Graham, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - anxiety and addiction support

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Where Karl stands

Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom / 399997
Experience
9 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom

About

  • CBT techniques
  • Mindfulness practice
  • Solution-focused steps

About Karl

Karl Graham is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. He works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. Karl also supports those coping with relationship strain, grief, sleep problems and issues around intimacy and parenting.

Clients can expect straightforward, person-focused work in sessions. Karl listens to what matters and helps people talk through difficult feelings. He draws on practical approaches to help when motivation is low or emotions feel overwhelming.

In therapy he uses tools from cognitive behavioural work and mindfulness to help people spot patterns and try small changes. Solution-focused techniques are used to clarify short-term goals and decide on immediate next steps. Motivational interviewing is offered when clients need to weigh options about substance use or other behaviour changes.

Karl describes sessions as calm and honest. He aims to help people set clearer boundaries, manage anxiety, understand attachment and reduce the pull of people-pleasing or codependent patterns. Work may also cover anger, career stress, ADHD-related struggles and body image concerns.

He welcomes people from different places and conducts sessions in English. Practical details such as cost and how to book are handled through the service sign-up process. To begin, readers complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding someone’s experience. It helps people who feel unheard or who struggle to trust their own choices by keeping conversations on their priorities. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical exercises to try new ways of thinking and small behavioural experiments useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore what the client needs, what they want to change, and how they prefer to work. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as therapy progresses so the plan fits day-to-day life.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the exact options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote work to keep continuity between meetings and to make follow-up tasks easier to manage.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he work with?

Karl works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. He also supports people with relationship strain, grief, sleep and intimacy-related issues.

What is his therapy style like?

He takes a person-focused approach that emphasises listening and practical steps. Sessions combine talking, problem-solving and short exercises from CBT and mindfulness.

How long has he been practising?

He has nine years of experience as a counsellor and has worked in online settings for more than two years.

What are his credentials and location?

He is registered with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.

Do sessions take place in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. The service sign-up will list available ways to meet.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies by location and is paid via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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