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Louis Carruthers

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Louis Carruthers, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - relationships and anger

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Key details

  • CredentialsBACP
  • RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 408032
  • Experience4 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • relationship issues
  • trauma and intimacy
  • somatic approaches

About Louis

Louis Carruthers is a BACP-registered counsellor with four years' practice in the United Kingdom. He works with adults on relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT issues, family matters, anger, and career questions.

Louis sees people in person in London and online. He uses straightforward conversation to help people notice patterns that keep causing pain. Sessions focus on what is happening now, and how past experiences shape present reactions.

His training includes person-centred, psychodynamic, existential, cognitive, and relational approaches. He also draws on embodied and somatic ideas when working with trauma. That means paying attention to how feelings show up in the body as well as in thoughts and memories.

In practice Louis aims to match the method to the person. Some clients find talking through relationship dynamics most helpful. Others benefit from looking at unhelpful thinking or body-based work to reduce tension and reactivity.

Louis has worked in community safety, special educational needs, and housing for vulnerable tenants. He has experience supporting people involved with anti-social behaviour and the criminal justice system. He follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework (BACP).

How sessions work

Approach-focused online counselling and practical work

Louis draws on person-centred work that focuses on the client's current experience and psychodynamic ideas that look at how past relationships shape present reactions. Person-centred work helps people speak openly about feelings and priorities, while psychodynamic ideas can reveal patterns behind repeated anger or avoidance.

He also uses embodied or somatic-informed techniques when trauma is involved, paying attention to bodily sensations and simple grounding skills. This kind of work can reduce intense physical reactions that feed anger and help people stay present during difficult conversations.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options with the client and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and what feels workable in sessions. That conversation is part of the early work together and can change over time.

The biography lists in-person and online work but does not detail specific online formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, avoid travel, and use different check-in styles such as shorter meetings or sessions without video when that suits practical needs.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsAnger managementCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Which kinds of anger issues does he support?

He works with adults on anger linked to relationships, workplace stress, resentment, and responses to trauma.

What is his style in sessions?

He uses conversational, practical work that mixes talking therapies with attention to bodily responses.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has four years' experience working as a counsellor in the UK and in community roles related to safety and housing.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with him in another country or language?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

Which session formats are available?

The original biography mentions in-person and online work; confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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