Karen Woodley Counselling & Psychotherapy

Karen Woodley Counselling & Psychotherapy I’m Karen
I am delighted that you have found me and are considering taking that first step to get the help you need.

I am highly trained and passionate about mental health. I offer therapy tailored to each unique person. My approach is compassionate and rooted in the belief that meaningful change is possible when people feel seen, accepted, and empowered. MA Movement Psychotherapy Canterbury Christchurch University
MNCPS Accred. Counsellor
Diploma in Advanced Counselling Supervision
Clinical Transactional Analys

is PG Diploma
Advanced training in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy

My ongoing Professional Development Training includes
TA 101 – TACymru
Tending to trauma and the trauma pathway-BdT Trauma Recovery Training & Consultancy
Certificate in working with trauma- Becoming Ubuntu
Working with the Traumatised Inner Child (C-PTSD)- Becoming Ubuntu
Couples Counselling – Gloucestershire Counselling Service
Eco-Therapy’ working without walls’-TACymru
Child Sexual Abuse and how to work with Survivors- NCPS
Working with the dynamics of shame- Carolyn Spring
Working with survivors of Narcissistic and Emotional Abuse
Working with grief and Loss
Energy psychology training
Internal Family systems
Family Constellations
Mental Health Familiarisation Training

01/04/2025

Autism sits alongside many Neurodivergent traits such as ADHD/ADD, Dyslexia, PDA, Depression, Dyspraxia, Developmental delays, Tourette's syndrome, Tic disorder, Sensory integration Disorder, Dysgraphia, and OCD, amongst others.To appreciate, acknowledge and celebrate our different brains, emotions....

13/03/2025

Inside Out Therapy Inside Out Therapy for individuals and couples is about restoring your connection with yourself, your partner, and life. Most of our difficulties come from things that happen in relationships, whether our first relationships with caregivers, later relationships with friends, lover...

Sensitive Heart, it is OK not to feel OK, not to know, to feel conflicted and confused, and to ask for help. Sensitive H...
10/10/2024

Sensitive Heart, it is OK not to feel OK, not to know, to feel conflicted and confused, and to ask for help. Sensitive Heart, it is OK to cry. To all Sensitive Hearts on World Mental Health Day, permit yourselves to be you with your unique, wonderful, creative, and courageous energy. Sensitive Heart, you do not need to suffer alone; you can learn to find happiness with others.

I am available for free 30mins consultations.

New post added at Karen Woodley - Listening to the words of the body in healing from Cptsd.(Complex PTSD)
17/09/2024

New post added at Karen Woodley - Listening to the words of the body in healing from Cptsd.(Complex PTSD)

Healing from C-PTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and developing that relationship with self, that is, seeing the goodness in oneself and being safe enough with other people so that what was developmentally stuck can be healed, is a journey that needs to be accompanied by movement by payi...

New post added at Karen Woodley - Healing self-abandonment – are you ready to take control of your healing journey and e...
02/08/2024

New post added at Karen Woodley - Healing self-abandonment – are you ready to take control of your healing journey and embrace self-care practices?

  It is an integral part of psychotherapy to learn about energy and personal space, or at least that is my thought, especially if we have had a lifetime of self-abandonment (as explained in an earlier article on 'one of the symptoms of C-ptsd is self-abandonment'). Your active participation is cruc...

New post added at Karen Woodley - Do you struggle with shyness?
23/07/2024

New post added at Karen Woodley - Do you struggle with shyness?

Are you a 'Be strong', 'Don't feel' and 'Don't have needs' type of person? You may not be aware of this but read on and be curious if any of this resonates with you. Many people who are busy 'Being strong' actually don't feel particularly strong at all; they feel vulnerable and alone, having to get....

New post added at Karen Woodley - One of the symptoms of C-ptsd is self-abandonment
12/07/2024

New post added at Karen Woodley - One of the symptoms of C-ptsd is self-abandonment

Recovery can only take place within the context of relationships; it cannot occur in isolation Judith Lewis Herman Trauma is an overwhelming experience that renders us helpless in some way. When our earliest attachments are threatening or abandoned, those experiences alter the development of the sel...

New post added at Karen Woodley - Narcissistic and emotional abuse
12/07/2024

New post added at Karen Woodley - Narcissistic and emotional abuse

Narcissists and bullies are most often attracted to people who are sensitive souls that care and have compassion for others. My experience has taught me that where there is Emotional abuse, there is doubt in oneself that causes you to second-guess yourself all the time, unsure whether what you feel....

New post added at Karen Woodley - Grief
12/07/2024

New post added at Karen Woodley - Grief

How we deal with grief depends on many factors, such as age, history of love and loss, and life experiences. It is essential to talk about loss and sadness. There are five stages of grief, according to Kubler-Ross (1998), and I will outline the stages here:

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22, Mount Pleasant Road
Risca
NP11 6QB

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Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 8pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 8pm
Thursday 8:30am - 8pm
Friday 8:30am - 8pm

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My name is Karen and I invite you to explore the power of therapy.

Having worked with young adults in a low secure forensic unit, adults and children with autism and learning disabilities and with groups in rehabilitation I understand how important getting the right help is and believe in the power of psychotherapy to help you transform your life.

I am familiar and work with personality disorders, trauma, grief, women’s issues, anxiety, stress, abuse and Couples too. As a Movement Psychotherapist I am drawn to the body and its language and so often in sessions pay attention to ‘where you are breathing in your body’, ‘What your hands are saying’. The body focus works where there is trauma as becoming safely embodied and finding a stable and solid foundation is extremely important.

Many people don’t enjoy paying attention to their breathing and find knowing how they feel very difficult and so the therapy is focused on talking through what was, what is the experience for them about a particular situation or relationship and what is important for them to understand, to know and to heal.