I am credentialed in the UK with 16 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Young adult issues
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Karen McIlvenna. 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.
The first therapist that actually listened to what I was saying. She’s super sweet and therapy was always fun even while we talked about serious topics.
I can honestly only recommend Karen, she knows what she’s doing and she’s more than happy to offer you her help-if you accept it.
Written on Feb 22, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 5 months on issues concerning depression, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Karen is supportive, kind, an excellent listener but also able to challenge me in a helpful way when needed. She uses humour wonderfully throughout the sessions and I feel I am able to be completely open and honest with her and therefore get the most out of our sessions together because she is so fantastic to work with. Can't thank her enough for all she has helped me with so far.
Written on Jan 24, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, eating disorders, and self esteem
She is very accomodating and very sensitive to your needs. Will like to continue working with her.
Written on Oct 12, 2023 after therapy with Karen for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd
Karen was very understanding, calming and I have a strong confidence with her.
Written on Oct 01, 2023 after therapy with Karen for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes