Karena is a UKCP accredited integrative deep relational psychotherapist and EMDR specialist. She is also a member of the BACP, the Northern Guild for Psychotherapy and a clinical hypnotherapist with the GHR.

Karena has been in practice since 2015 working with adults, adolescents and children, couples and groups.

Her work includes Trauma, Attachment Issues, Developmental issues, Relationship issues, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Phobias, PND, Grief and Bereavement, Substance abuse, Personality disorders, Miscarriage, Anger, Loss and Separation, Couples Counselling, Domestic Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Suicidal Ideation, Reactive Attachment Disorder and more. She has worked in private practice, charities, schools and colleges, with the armed forces and police service and also provides nature-based therapy. Karena is warm, relational, supportive and approachable; emphasising a collaborative therapeutic relationship as central to her way of working.

Her qualifications include EMDR, TA, CBT, Mindfulness, Art Therapy, Couples and Family Therapies, Child and Adolescent counselling which provides her with a wide range of strategies in my toolkit to create a unique and bespoke treatment plan for you. Karena also lectures in psychology, psychotherapy and counselling and work at University. She is particularly interested in the recent neuroscientific connections made between neural development, trauma, development of the core self and the impact of the first 1000 days from conception on our adult selves.

Suzanne Barbour – Menopause Mentor and Life Coach

I'm Suzanne, a Menopause Mentor and Life Coach specialising in helping women navigate the emotional, physical and practical challenges of perimenopause and menopause.

I offer one-to-one support sessions for women who are feeling overwhelmed, unheard or unsure about what’s happening to their bodies and minds. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, brain fog, sleep issues or just not feeling like yourself, you're not alone—and you don’t have to figure it out alone either.

Alongside menopause support, I also offer coaching for women navigating cancer recovery and those exploring or living with an ADHD diagnosis. These experiences can bring added challenges during times of hormonal and emotional change, and my coaching provides a compassionate, informed space to make sense of it all and move forward with clarity.

As a menopausal woman myself, a cancer survivor, divorcee and veteran of the Royal Air Force, I know what it means to adapt through life’s toughest transitions. I combine lived experience with over 20 years in coaching and training to offer a safe, understanding space for women to be supported, informed and empowered.

I also work with families and workplaces to improve understanding of menopause and emotional wellbeing—because when the people around you 'get it', the journey becomes so much easier.

If you’ve ever found yourself thinking “Why didn’t anyone tell me this?”or ‘I wish I’d known that at the time—you’ve found the right place. 

Let's make sure you're no longer in the dark about your own wellbeing.