Find your footing amid life’s waves.
Hi, I’m Karen, an integrative, trauma-informed therapist working with clients across Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and the surrounding area.
Therapy offers a different way of understanding what’s happening, looking at what has happened to you, rather than what’s “wrong” with you. Together, we can explore why you have responded in the ways you have, how those responses helped you survive and how they continue to shape your inner world and nervous system.
People often come to therapy because they’re experiencing
- People often come to therapy because they’re experiencing
- Anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, exhaustion or feeling constantly on edge
- Anger that feels explosive, or a silence that feels stifling
- People-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries or putting everyone else’s needs first
- Relationship patterns that keep repeating, even when you try to change them
- Feeling shut down, disconnected, numb or unable to express what you need
- The lasting impact of trauma, childhood experiences, difficult relationships, neglect
- Neurodivergence and the exhaustion of masking, adapting or feeling that you don’t quite fit
- A loss, ending or life event that brings old feelings back to the surface
- Life transitions, becoming a parent, children leaving home, a relationship ending, or feeling at a standstill
- Difficulties managing exams, friendships, emotions, anxiety or sibling relationships (for young people, 11+)
