I am licensed in the UK with some 5 years of professional work experience. I help people with stress, chronic stress, worry and anxiety including Social Anxiety Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), panic, panic attacks, Panic Disorder and phobias, depression, grief and loss and rebuilding motivation, confidence, self esteem and life purpose. I have a particular area of expertise in helping clients with chronic illnesses including autoimmune conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia and in particular Lupus (SLE). I have personal experience and am an author on the subject of lupus with a book five star rated on Amazon. I provide my clients with a safe, totally compassionate, confidential environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. I am an integrated, solution focused, evidence based therapist which means that I have a whole toolbox of methods and techniques to help my clients get better. It can take a great deal of courage to take concrete steps towards change and to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life. I am here with my skills and knowledge to guide, support & empower you to feel better.
Additional areas of focus: Chronic pain illness and disability, Emptiness, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy
NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) #KD00P05
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Karen Drennan-McEwan. 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.
I have been having sessions with Karen for over 5 months.
It has been nothing but an amazing experience.
She is very knowledgeable in all types of therapy i need, i have suffered for a lot of years ( more than i realised after talking to Karen ) with anxiety, guilt, bereavement depression, self-doubt & severe overthinking, she has opened up my mind to the way i think and why i do this & put coping tools in place that really help me get through the difficult times, i have also had a lot things happen in my personal life while i have been seeing Karen and she has been very good at making me realise it is ok not to feel ok at times & made me look at situations more evenly than the usual hard times i give myself.
She is one of life's genuinely good people & nothing is ever too much trouble, she is a great listener when needed but will also make you stop and think about things when it is the right time.
I really can't recommend her enough she has changed my life, i only wish i had found her earlier
Written on Jul 03, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Have found Karen very supportive through some major life transitions and supporting me with my grief.
Written on Jul 02, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Karen has a lovely nature, kind and understanding. She really listens to me and remembers everything we talk about in great detail. I feel very supported by her and lucky that I matched with her. She is full of wisdom and offers sound advice when asked for it.
Written on Jun 05, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 2 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Karen has been my first ever therapist, and it has been a wonderful experience. She is incredibly kind, gentle and caring. She has been a great introduction to therapy.
Written on Apr 16, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
I have been having therapy with Karen for around 9 months and have only positive things to say about her. She has always been very respectful and validating while also calling me out on behaviours and thought processes that are potentially damaging. Together, we have managed to unpack root causes of my anxiety in addition to discussing and training coping mechanisms for anxious situations or panic attacks and I truly feel like it has made a large difference to me.
Written on Feb 12, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Very kind and thoughtful and professional throughout the therapy.
Written on Feb 11, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coping with life changes