I am credentialed in the UK with 1 years of professional work experience. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Trichotillomania, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #399916
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Karen Crooks. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Karen has been extremely helpful, kind, empathetic yet direct. She has guided me through some very challenges times in my life and her expertise and personality are top-notch.
Written on Nov 27, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Karen reaches out when she hasn't heard from me for a while. She gives me confidence to believe in myself when I feel like no one else does. She provides a safe space for me to say things out loud that I don't feel like I could say to those who know me.
Written on Oct 10, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Karen always points out how much progress I made since I started therapy with her. I find it especially refreshing that you can feel the basic trust she has for her patients. There is no fear of her patients, she just has the confidence that with her competence she will help her patients (eventually). Kindness & Boundaries seems to be her motto for therapy and it is what makes her so special!
Written on Aug 13, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and
Getting assigned to Doctor Karen was one of the biggest blessings that have happened in my life regarding my mental health journey. From our very first session, she has been teaching me invaluable lessons which have helped me tackle mental hardships, taught me how to communicate my thoughts and feelings better, as well as improve myself as a person, and become a better daughter, sister, friend...
She cares about her patients, is always on time, and is an avid note-taker. She is truly dedicated to helping others.
And to me, personally, she has been a huge inspiration. I can only thank my lucky stars that the algorithm connected us. I am, and forever will be, grateful to her and everything she has done for me so far, and I have no intentions of stopping my sessions with her.
Written on May 19, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Karen Crooks is really a great fit for me and I think she would be for most people. I highly recommend!
Written on May 15, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and trauma and abuse
She's a great therapist. She always listens, and she gives great explanation and new insights of the things I might not understand.
Written on Jan 27, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 3 weeks on issues concerning trauma and abuse, and bipolar disorder