karen Hunter Kriwald

Counsellor & Psychotherapist

BA Hons, ODM, HG Dip.P MHGI

Trauma Specialist

My interest in counselling and psychotherapy began after the death of my son. I received counselling from a wonderful woman over several years, for which I am eternally grateful. Her help enabled me to develop my natural gifting in compassion, empathy, insight and skilled listening.

Since then I have sought to offer a safe space where I can enable people to unfold and explore ways of moving forward from where they are. I believe compassion is the conduet for healing and clarity, and I hold this as a central foundation to everything I do.

I have worked with vulnerable young people in NW London through the charity I co-founded in collaboration with the Church of England: Ignite Trust. Here I gained particular experience with anxiety issues, eating disorders, historical sexual abuse, trauma, unresolved childhood issues, identity, sexuality and gender issues.

As a chaplain in the MOD, I worked successfully with military personnel suffering with conditions such as PTSD, OCD, depression, addiction and relationship problems to name a few.

Karen is experienced in the treatment of:

  • Abuse

  • Addiction

  • Anger

  • Anxiety/stress

  • Depression

  • Dissociative disorders

  • Eating disorders

  • Education problems

  • Family relationships

  • Grief/loss

  • Health-related issues (physical)

  • Identity problems

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Relationship problems

  • Trauma

Since qualifying as a Human Givens Psychotherapist and Counsellor I have taken early retirement from the Church of England in order to focus solely on mental health.

I have worked in partnership with the charity PTSD Resolution (working with veterans and their families to treat and manage PTSD) and with The Red Poppy Company (working with the emergency services to treat and manage PTSD). I also support the work of SANDs.

I have been running my private practice since 2018 alongside working in a University's mental health care provision. I offer therapy and counselling for: Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety/stress, Depression, Dissociative disorders, Eating disorders, Education problems, Family relationships, Grief/loss, Health related issues (physical), Identity, Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Relationship problems and Trauma.

Karen works with:

  • Adolescents (10 - 18 Years)

  • Adults (19-65 Years)

  • Elderly (65+ Years)

Models & approaches Karen uses in her practice

  • Integrative Therapy

  • Interpersonal therapy

  • Mindfulness

  • Person-centred therapy

  • Psychodynamic therapy

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

  • Coaching (Career / Life)

  • Couples Therapy

  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

 

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