Counsellor profile
Louis Carruthers, BACP
United Kingdom
Integrative Counsellor - Relationships and Trauma
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 408032
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Relationship difficulties
- Relational trauma
- Embodied approaches
About Louis
Louis Carruthers is an Integrative Counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He has worked in counselling roles for four years and sees people in the United Kingdom. He helps with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions and codependency.
He works with adults and couples both in person and online. Sessions focus on what is happening now and how patterns began. He uses person-centred, psychodynamic, existential, cognitive, and relational ideas alongside body-based approaches for trauma.
In practice he aims to make space for people to talk through thoughts and feelings without judgement. Conversations often look at attachment, communication, boundaries and how early experiences shape current choices. Louis pays attention to how the body stores stress and trauma and will bring simple embodied methods into sessions when they seem helpful.
His background includes work around community safety, special educational needs, and housing for vulnerable tenants. That experience informs work with people affected by antisocial behaviour and those who have had contact with the criminal justice system.
Continuing professional development has focused on relationship and intimacy concerns and relational trauma. Louis follows the BACP Ethical Framework and frames sessions around practical steps, clearer understanding, and decisions clients can try between meetings.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online working
Louis blends psychodynamic and relational ideas with person-centred and cognitive elements. Psychodynamic work looks at how past relationships shape present behaviour and can help with patterns like repeating the same problems in relationships. Relational approaches focus on how interactions with others affect feelings of safety and intimacy and are useful for commitment and communication issues.He also draws on embodied or somatic methods for trauma, which use gentle attention to body sensations to reduce overwhelming stress and help people feel more grounded. These approaches suit worries linked to trauma, dissociation, chronic stress and problems with intimacy.
Finding the right mix is part of the process. He will work collaboratively to pick techniques that fit the client’s goals, needs and preferences, and may adjust methods as therapy progresses.
The biography indicates he sees people online as well as in person; confirm which online formats are available when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when needed. Working remotely can also make it simpler to continue therapy when circumstances change, while keeping the focus on practical steps and personal understanding.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He supports adults with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, eating problems, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions and codependency.
What is his general approach in sessions?
He uses an integrative style, combining person-centred, psychodynamic, existential, cognitive and relational ideas, plus embodied work for trauma.
How much experience does he have?
He has been working in counselling roles for four years.
Which professional credential does he hold?
He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients; please check practical details when arranging a session.
What session formats does he offer?
The biography states he works both in person and online; confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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.