About Karen
From bank manager
to life-changing therapist
A personal journey — from a 20-year career in banking, through her own experience of stress-related illness, to helping hundreds of clients reclaim their calm.
Karen Britter D.Hyp — Therapist, Thorpe Bay, Essex
D.Hyp Clinical Hypnotherapy
BWRT® Advanced
EFT Practitioner
UKHA Accredited
Kinetic Shift
OldPain2Go
Why choose Karen as your therapist?
Karen’s path to therapy isn’t a straight line — and that’s exactly what makes her so effective. After a 20-year career in banking, rising to manage a department of around 200 people, she experienced first-hand what chronic stress and pressure can do to the body and mind.
“In 2013 I developed tinnitus and hearing loss in my left ear. Medical investigations showed they were caused by stress and anxiety. I went through a course of therapy, sorted myself out — and decided I wanted to help people the same way I’d been helped.”
A different kind of training
Karen enrolled at the prestigious Essex Institute of Clinical Hypnosis, where she was personally trained by Terence Watts — one of the leading figures in this field and the founder of the Institute. She graduated with a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy and has continued investing in her skills ever since.
She is now trained to an advanced level in multiple therapeutic modalities — including BWRT®, various forms of Hypnotherapy, EFT, Kinetic Shift, and OldPain2Go. No single client receives every technique, but it means Karen always has the right tool available for your specific issue.
What makes her approach work
Because the work targets the logical, neurological part of the brain, Karen is often able to identify and help resolve issues far more quickly than conventional talking therapies — keeping sessions to a minimum and getting you back to feeling yourself again, fast.
Her background in managing large teams under pressure means she understands corporate stress, burnout, and the emotional cost of high-responsibility roles in a way that many therapists simply don’t.
Demystified
What is Clinical Hypnotherapy?
Clinical, not a stage show
Clinical Hypnotherapy means Karen works as a therapeutic practitioner — trained to create real, lasting change — not a stage hypnotist performing for entertainment.
Hypnosis is natural
Think about how absorbed you become watching a film or reading a great book — that’s a natural state of hypnosis. You remain aware of your surroundings and fully in control throughout.
Conscious & subconscious
By combining in-trance and out-of-trance (cognitive) work, Clinical Hypnotherapy with Psychotherapy reaches both parts of the brain — making change faster and more lasting.
Karen’s journey
The story so far
Age 16 – 37
Banking career
Joined banking at 16 and worked her way up over 20 years, finishing as a branch manager responsible for a busy department of approximately 200 staff.
2013
The turning point
Developed tinnitus and hearing loss attributed to chronic stress. Experienced therapy herself — and felt the transformation it created. Decided to train so she could give that to others.
Training
Essex Institute of Clinical Hypnosis
Personally trained by Terence Watts, founder of the Institute and one of the leading figures in this field. Graduated with a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy.
Continued development
Advanced qualifications
Continued investing in her practice, becoming fully qualified in BWRT®, EFT, Kinetic Shift, OldPain2Go, and more — always with the goal of having the perfect technique for every client.
Today
Hundreds of clients helped
Karen’s practice in Thorpe Bay, Essex helps clients online and in person — with results that often show in just one or two sessions.
Professional associations
Trained, registered & accountable
Fully insured, with public and personal liability cover.
