Karen Smith

Karen Smith


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07534163578

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Therapist - Sittingbourne

Sittingbourne ME9
07534163578
Sessions from £50.00

Features

  • Concessionary rates

Availability

Please contact me for weekly availability, as times may vary. 

My current hours are Tuesday and Wednesday daytimes and evenings. 

Please feel free to contact me so we can book in a free initial 20 minute virtual session, this helps you to identify if I feel like the right match for you and your needs.

About me and my therapy practice

Are you feeling anxious or depressed? Have you suffered bereavement or loss? Feeling isolated and unhappy? Do you feel overwhelmed, lack focus, or lost control? I work with individual adults experiencing these feelings to move forward.

As an integrative counsellor, the work we will do together is adapted to your specific needs. I will support you to understand where your feelings originate from and deal with them as they present in your current life. My experience of 30 years as a nurse has enhanced my work as a counsellor, through witnessing to the impact that life has on people physically and emotionally. You may be experiencing the following:

Feeling overwhelmed or anxious, leading to not stepping outside your comfort zone and avoiding new challenges.

Feeling being able to cope well normally, then find yourself painfully stuck, unable to move forward and unable to cope. Leading to losing sight of your goals and aspirations.

Blocking out experiencing painful feelings by saying things like, ‘I am fine’, ‘I just need to be strong and carry on’, or ‘I don’t want to come across as being or feeling weak’.

Fear of rejection leading to not taking risks, connecting with others, and achieving your goals.

You or someone you care for is living with chronic pain or a long-term health condition that you fear is controlling or significantly impacting on you enjoying life.

Experiencing a traumatic event, accident, bereavement, or loss, and feeling that you should be over it by now, but it is still affecting the present.

Feelings of emptiness or disconnected to yourself and others, leading to feeling isolated or alone.

If any of the above sounds familiar, then I can help.

Practice description

Working together we can explore and help you in:

Developing understanding of your experiences to begin to overcome and develop greater inner strength and resilience.

Identifying limiting self-beliefs and challenge them, so they no longer hinder you.

Developing confidence through learning to challenge negative thoughts and build a strong sense of self-worth.

Exploring your own solutions to gain the courage to take risks, making effective changes in your life or finding ways of coping with situations that have no solution, to begin to pursue your goals.

Feeling more confident and in control to take risks in seeking new opportunities and achieve your goals.

The clients I have worked with have all wanted to make changes to improve their situation, leading to more fulfilling lives which they desire and enjoy.

Take the next step and contact me, by phone or email to discuss any questions or book a free 20-minute initial consultation. We can explore ways of working together. I look forward to hearing from you and working with you.

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Cognitive, Existential, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy, Time-limited

Languages spoken

English