Louis Carruthers, BACP

Louis Carruthers is an integrative counsellor practising in the City of London and the London Borough of Bexley, and he also offers online support for adults and couples. He works with a wide range of behavioural, emotional, and relationship concerns, helping people explore their thoughts and feelings and move toward greater self-awareness and recovery.

His practice draws on a variety of therapeutic traditions - including person-centred, psychodynamic, existential, cognitive, and relational approaches - and he incorporates embodied or somatic methods when working with trauma. This flexible, client-centred style means that interventions are shaped around what works best for each individual or couple rather than a single prescriptive model.

Louis has experience supporting people with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, family and relationship difficulties, and intimacy-related issues. His ongoing professional development focuses on relationship and relational trauma, and he has particular experience with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, codependency, dissociation, and commitment or communication problems.

Because of his professional background, he is also comfortable working with clients involved in anti-social behaviour and within the criminal justice context. He has worked in community safety, special educational needs settings, and housing services for vulnerable tenants. Louis is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), indicating adherence to that professional body and its ethical framework.

Therapeutic approaches and how online therapy supports them

Louis commonly draws on relational and person-centred approaches, which focus on understanding patterns in relationships and creating a supportive, empathetic space where clients can explore feelings and behaviour. These approaches are helpful for addressing relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns, attachment issues, and communication problems.

He also integrates embodied or somatic techniques when working with trauma, paying attention to the ways the body holds stress and helping clients develop practical strategies to reduce physical and emotional symptoms associated with traumatic experiences.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Louis works with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and he adapts the plan as therapy progresses so the work remains practical and relevant.

Online therapy options - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility concerns. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care across locations and time zones, and they allow licensed professionals like Louis to deliver consistent therapeutic support in a way that suits each client's lifestyle.