Karen Crowe

I am available throughout the day, I work some evenings. 

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 Consultant therapist. I have a level 7 diploma in supervision.  

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 work a range of days and times.

I have 15 years’ experience working in my private practice, 20 years’ experience working as a counsellor in the NHS neurology department. I am a postgraduate-qualified, integrative counsellor and I have a master’s degree in counselling. I am an EMDR consultant. With a level 7 diploma in supervision.

My approach

I take an integrative approach to counselling; my core training is humanistic, but I integrate other perspectives and techniques 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.

Training, qualifications & experience

Annabelle McGoldrick EMDR IFS 16-week course

Unleash EMDR Attachment-Informed Part 1 and 2 

The Grove Clinical Supervision Diploma 

40 hours of Bowlby Attachment narrative therapy.

EMDR training with UK & Ireland 8 days 

CBT certificate training, 

Accreditation with the BACP 

Senior Accreditation with the BACP 

Relate Training, one-year Conversion course 

Goldsmiths University, master’s in counselling / Psychotherapy 

Open University, Child Development Level 2 

Open University, Social Science Level 1 

University of East London Postgraduate Diploma

Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling Psychotherapy

Waltham Forest College, RSA in counselling 

Waltham Forest College, Personal Development 

I offer both individual and group supervision for integrative therapy models and for EMDR trauma reprocessing therapy, for therapists working towards EMDR accreditation or seeking more information and support for integrating this into practice and gaining experience and learning skills.  

A good place to start is to have a short meeting, where we can get to know each other and explore if I am the best person for you.