Karen Bacon

I see adult clients in private practice on Mondays, Tuesday afternoons, Fridays and Saturday mornings. I am currently accepting new clients so please do contact me to enquire about availability.

I offer face-to-face counselling at private counselling rooms on the outskirts of Wokingham, as well as the flexibility of online sessions for UK-wide clients who require the convenience of working remotely.

In addition, I also offer Walk & Talk sessions in the local area, which combine traditional talking therapies with the benefits of being outdoors in natural surroundings. 

Hi. I’m Karen, a BACP registered counsellor offering face-to-face, online and Walk & Talk therapy to adults of all ages and older teenagers (16 to 19) in the Wokingham area.

My training as an integrative counsellor allows me to draw on different therapeutic methods and to adapt my approach to the individual needs of my clients.

Alongside my Private Practice, I also work as a Counsellor with children and young people in a secondary school and Sixth Form colleges, providing a safe space in which they can express, process and navigate difficult feelings and challenging life events.

Sometimes life simply doesn’t go to plan, and we can find ourselves struggling to cope with the everyday while dealing with unexpected events and a range of big emotions.

At times like these, when it’s difficult to see a clear path out of the internal confusion and mayhem, having someone who truly listens without judgement can help to bring clarity, increase our self-awareness and enable us to move forward with positive intentions.

Whatever difficulties you may be facing in your life at present, I aim to provide compassion, empathy and kindness, in a calm, confidential space, free of judgment, to support you through them.

I know from my own personal experience how difficult it can be to reach out for help, show others our vulnerability and admit to our inner pain, which is why I am driven to meet my clients with the utmost sensitivity.

Together we will look at the issues you are dealing with at your pace, explore coping mechanisms and patterns of behaviour which may no longer be serving you, and work on healing old emotional wounds which may still be impacting your life. 

I am here for you whenever you are ready to take the first step.

The therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client is an integral part of our work together and it is important that you feel I am the right fit for you.

I offer a free 20-minute telephone consultation which gives you the opportunity to ask any questions and for us to gauge whether we would like to work together. During the call, we can also discuss your needs and what you are hoping to achieve from counselling.

Traditional in-person counselling sessions take place in comfortable rooms on the outskirts of Wokingham, details of which I send to clients when the first session is agreed.

For clients who prefer the flexibility of having sessions from the comfort of their own home, I also offer online counselling using Teams.

In addition, I offer Walk & Talk Therapy in the local area for those who would like to take advantage of the benefits of being outdoors in natural surroundings, walking side-by-side rather than sitting face-to-face in a traditional counselling room.