Louis Carruthers

Louis Carruthers is an integrative counsellor with four years' experience. He offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk about relationship strains, trauma, eating concerns, anxiety, depression and stress. He also supports those facing intimacy issues, addictions, anger and career-related worries. Louis is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.

Louis adapts his way of working to suit each person. He draws on person-centred, psychodynamic, existential, cognitive and relational ideas to shape sessions. He also uses embodied and somatic approaches when trauma has impacted the body and nervous system.

Sessions focus on helping people make sense of their patterns and build small, practical changes. That might mean looking at how attachment and past abandonment affect current relationships. It can also involve practical work on communication, boundaries and managing strong emotions.

His background includes roles in community safety, special educational needs education and housing for vulnerable tenants. This experience informs his practical approach to complex social and behavioural problems.

Louis is comfortable discussing issues that intersect with the criminal justice system and antisocial behaviour, and he brings that experience into sessions without judgement. He keeps CPD focused on relationship and relational trauma topics to keep his practice current.

Sessions are offered in English and take place in the United Kingdom. Prospective clients should check the current session options and scheduling details before booking.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Louis uses a mix of person-centred and relational approaches that focus on the here-and-now of the relationship between client and counsellor. Person-centred work emphasises listening and responding to the client's experience to build understanding and self-awareness. Relational work looks at how patterns in current relationships echo past attachment and abandonment issues, helping people notice and change repeating dynamics.

He also draws on embodied or somatic approaches for trauma, which involve gentle attention to bodily sensations and how the body stores stress. This can help when emotional pain shows up as tension, dissociation or chronic physical symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then try methods that fit the client's needs. This is a collaborative process and methods can change as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut out travel time and allow check-ins from different locations. Some formats also suit shorter, practical check-ins while others allow longer, deeper conversations. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can help you choose the best setup for your situation.