Tel: 07745 118871
e-mail: karenlawsoncbt@hotmail.com
Karen is one of the kindest, bubbliest people you would ever wish to meet. I have struggled for many years with my mental health (OCD) and I’ve seen such a big improvement for me personally. I feel I can tell Karen anything, she is so understanding and never judgmental and I can’t thank her enough for helping me to recover.
Whilst sharing some of my deepest, hurtful experiences and thoughts with you, I always felt I was in a safe and caring place.
I will never be able to thank Karen enough for being a listening ear and supporting me through the most painful time of my life. Even though I wish what had happened to me never did, I am so grateful that this meant I experienced my therapy with Karen. Karen has given me the tools to make my very busy and once overwhelming life more manageable. My self-esteem had never been lower when I first contacted Karen and I am so proud of all I worked on with Karen to get me to where I am now. The love I have found for myself is vital and I have never felt mentally stronger. I felt comfortable with Karen within the first minute of our pre therapy call. This comfort enabled me to be completely honest with Karen. I trusted Karen and valued her discussions; the discussions enabled me to look at what I was going through in a different light. A key thing I learnt is that grief is not linear and with the tools Karen has given me I was able to address the heartache I was going through and finally come out the other side, something that I feared would never happen before my therapy started.
I contacted Karen because I needed someone independent to talk to about my grief. The walk & talk appealed to me, not only as we were just coming out of lockdown, but because I like walking & it seemed less intense than sitting across from someone indoors. I felt at ease with Karen from the start & she provided a comforting place for me to express the sadness I was experiencing while also encouraging me & helping me to regain trust in myself. I will continue to use the CBT techniques we’ve discussed & hope to keep learning & using them & will contact Karen again when I need top ups.