Karen Spilsbury, NCPS
8 years in practice
Karen Spilsbury is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS19-07702 · expires February 2026
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Karen
Karen Spilsbury is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She holds NCPS as her listed credential and focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, addiction-related concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She works in a straightforward, person-centred way and encourages people to use their own strengths.
Sessions are built around what each person brings, and Karen helps clients talk through blocks and find realistic steps forward.
Background and approach
She emphasises small, achievable changes rather than dramatic overhauls. Her background includes a mix of talking therapies and hypnotherapy, combined with techniques from cognitive behavioural and acceptance-based approaches. That blend can help with emotional regulation, unhelpful thinking, motivation and addictive patterns.
She also draws on elements of dialectical behaviour therapy to support managing intense emotions. Karen pays attention to relationship patterns such as abandonment and attachment issues, and she offers help for people dealing with separation, communication problems, control issues and codependency. She also has experience with autism and Asperger Syndrome, dissociation and complex co-morbidity.
Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online through a range of formats. Karen invites people to start with a short matching process so they can see if her style and approach feel right. She aims to make starting therapy straightforward and respectful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen names
- Hypnotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help people shift habits, manage stress and reduce unhelpful reactions. It can be used alongside talk therapy to address behaviours like addictive patterns and to build motivation.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people name their values and take committed steps towards them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at thinking patterns and practical behaviours, and offers structured exercises to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what has or has not worked before. Together they will try methods that match the person's needs and adjust over time if something feels off the mark.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat and text messaging to give flexibility. Video suits longer, more interactive sessions while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Messaging and live chat allow brief check-ins, homework support and quicker scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, care commitments and daily life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. Karen also works with issues like attachment, abandonment, codependency and communication problems.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Her style is person-centred and practical. She uses talking therapies alongside techniques from cognitive and acceptance-based approaches and hypnotherapy when appropriate.
What sort of professional background does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns. That experience includes supporting people through trauma, addiction and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
The profile lists NCPS as a credential and states she practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats does she use?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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