Karen Tottman

Sometimes life can become overwhelming and it is helpful to talk to someone who can help you find your own way. My role as counsellor is not to advise you but to question the way you see things, react to situations or how you are in relationships and, through working together in our therapy, it will hopefully help you to develop new strategies in dealing with these life struggles.

I am a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), I have over 16 years experience and have worked in various agencies with adults and children in charity based agencies, and schools.

I currently work from three different rooms: Upminster, Grays, and also Corringham. Each room is very different and offers a comfortable and confidential environment offering short or long term one-to-one sessions.

I provide counselling for the following areas:

If you are struggling within your life, I have lots of experience within many areas such as:

Bereavement and loss

Loss eg relationship break up, family etc

Abuse, physical, domestic violence, emotional and sexual abuse

Low self-esteem,

Stress, anxiety, panic attacks,

Relationship issues

Assertiveness

Personal development

Depression

Anger management

Work related problems

Trauma PTSD

Moving on from a broken relationship

Please note that my clients travel to the Corringham, and Grays Room.

I have worked with individuals for many years and have covered many diverse areas of life that people experience, and the circumstances that affect people whether it’s bereavement, divorce, sexual abuse, abuse, low self esteem, domestic violence, anger management, relationship difficulties including family issues. I have over 14 years experience working with young people, and families. I work with all age ranges from 5 years old onwards and I also hold a current enhanced CRB.

My Fees are from: £60.00 pounds depending on time of sessions, and individual circumstances.

Evening sessions from 6:00pm are at a cost of £75.00 for 60 minutes, although couples and relationship counselling sessions are at a cost of £90.00 pounds for 60 minutes, 90 minutes are at a cost of £120.00 pounds.

Please contact me for further details of my fees, as I would be more than happy to check my diary for available dates and times. 

I am an Integrative therapist and I work from the forms of psychotherapy and this combines, different therapeutic tools which adapts to fit the needs of the individual client. By joining foundations drawn from different schools of psychological theory and research. Integrative therapy becomes a more flexible and inclusive method to treatment. As singular forms of psychotherapy, as this is adapted to the clients’ needs, and an individual plan created for every client’s individual needs.

An integrative approach can be used to treat any number of psychological problems and disorders, including depression, eating disorders, anxiety, and personality disorders. I adapt evidence-based treatments to each client and each disorder that they are struggling within their life.

Cognitive (CBT) therapy works with the aims to change negative patterns or beliefs that people have lived with for a long time. Exploring the longstanding patterns or themes psychodynamic therapy would explore early in one’s life as well as throughout life to adulthood. This therapy is adapted and broken down so that the client understands and identifies patterns within their life, therefore they can reinforce positive thinking for them to make different choices to empower them to have a more balanced life choice. 

Psychodynamic therapy helps" Clients would have long-term therapy, and they would identify and overcome unconscious ways is which they avoid distressing thoughts and feelings. This therapy if effective for a wide range of mental health symptoms', as well as working with anxiety stress-related physical conditions.

The aim is to admit all feelings — including the unfriendly ones — and to commit to changing your actions so they better align with your core values. Through this, it’s believed that you can lead a better life and begin to feel better,  which then empowers them to implement changes, for a more balanced life.