Karen Crowe

I am available throughout the day, I work some evenings and on weekends.

Space for you. (Essex-based counselling practice.)

I am a qualified, senior-accredited, and experienced integrative counsellor.

I am also an accredited and qualified EMDR therapist, working towards EMDR consultancy.

EMDR is an acronym for ‘Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing’. EMDR is a powerful psychological treatment method that was developed by an American clinical psychologist, Dr Francine Shapiro, in the 1980s.

EMDR is a complex and powerful therapy. Therapists always have a background in mental health before undertaking training in EMDR.

I offer counselling, both short and longer-term, to individuals for a variety of problems. Sometimes people have specific issues they wish to explore, with someone who can listen in a confidential and non-judgemental way, independent from friends and family. At other times people may be worrying excessively, feeling confused, overwhelmed, or low in spirit. I have many years of experience working in the NHS, with clients who have a chronic illness, Chronic Fatigue and Multiple Sclerosis. And I also have experience within the Bereavement and Alcohol Agencies.

I am accredited with BACP and work within their professional and ethical frameworks.

I would welcome an opportunity to build a therapeutic relationship, to work together to create and gain an awareness of the possibilities to make meaningful changes to your life, and together examine the choices available to you.

It is always helpful to first meet for an assessment, this gives us an opportunity to explore and clarify the issues and work together to understand the options available and begin to make a therapeutic plan together. it may be that other services could be discussed as better options at this moment in time.

I am a qualified, accredited, and experienced EMDR and integrative counsellor, working towards consultancy. I have a level 7 diploma in supervision.

I am a senior accredited counsellor with BACP and work within their professional and ethical frameworks.

I am a qualified and accredited Eye movement Desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapist, I have experience working with complex trauma. I am a consultant EMDR practitioner in training.

My approach

I take an integrative approach to counselling, my core training is humanistic, but I integrate other perspectives and techniques in order to be able to meet the needs of each individual. I base my approach on the Person Centred principle, that individuals have the potential for growth and self-awareness.

if you have any questions regarding any of this information please contact me.

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications

* Supervision Diploma Level 7

* EMDR training completed and accredited working towards consultancy.

* Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling

* Master's degree in Counselling

* Training with the Bereavement service

* Training with the Alcohol agency

* CBT training certificate

* I have completed a Relate conversion course, covering Attachment Therapy, - with Systemic and Reflective practice

* Completed EMDR therapy with the UK and Ireland, with Accreditation.

* Extended training in Attachment Narrative Therapy.

I have a special interest in Mindfulness Based Body/Mind work. and bereavement and loss.

I am offering both individual and group supervision, for integrative therapy models and for EMDR reprocessing therapy.  

We could have a one-off meeting, to get to know each other and to see if working together is going to be helpful to you.