Louis Carruthers , BACP

Louis Carruthers is an integrative counsellor based in the City of London with additional practice in the London Borough of Bexley. He works with adults and couples in both in-person and online settings, supporting people across a wide range of emotional, behavioural and relationship difficulties. He creates a non-judgmental space for clients to explore thoughts and feelings while encouraging increased self-awareness and progress toward personal goals.

His training spans several therapeutic orientations, including person-centred, psychodynamic, existential, cognitive and relational approaches, and his work also draws on embodied and somatic methods for trauma. This blend allows him to tailor interventions to each person, matching technique to individual needs such as depression, anxiety, eating and food-related concerns, intimacy and relationship problems, and relational trauma.

Louis has developed particular expertise around relationship and intimacy issues through ongoing professional development, and he brings experience working with people involved in anti-social behaviour and the criminal justice context. He has worked in community safety, special educational needs settings and housing support for vulnerable tenants. He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the professional body for counsellors in the UK, and he follows the BACP Ethical Framework for practice.

Approaches for online work and relationship-focused care

Louis uses relational approaches that focus on how patterns in relationships affect emotional life - this helps people understand recurring difficulties with partners, family members or themselves and supports rebuilding healthier connection and communication. Cognitive techniques are also used to identify and gently challenge unhelpful thinking patterns related to anxiety, depression and body image issues, offering practical ways to test and revise those thoughts.

He integrates embodied and somatic methods when addressing trauma, inviting attention to bodily sensations and movement as part of processing difficult experiences and reducing the impact of dissociation or intense activation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Louis works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods fits their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the style of sessions as therapy progresses.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging - make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals without needing to travel. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling, allow people to choose what feels most manageable for them, and help sustain continuity of care across different locations.