Louis Carruthers, BACP

Louis Carruthers is a counsellor who supports people dealing with relationship problems, intimacy concerns and sexual dysfunction. He also helps with anxiety, depression, stress, addictions and eating and body image difficulties. He works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions to international clients in English. He aims to provide a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what is worrying them. Sessions are shaped around what the person needs, so conversations can focus on feelings, behaviours or relationship patterns. Louis uses straightforward language and practical reflections rather than clinical jargon. His background includes training in person-centred, psychodynamic, existential and cognitive approaches. He also draws on relational and embodied somatic work for trauma. These influences are blended to match each person’s situation, rather than following a single fixed method. Louis has four years' experience in counselling and has worked in community safety, special educational needs, and housing for vulnerable tenants. He has supported people with depression, anxiety, eating issues and family and relationship concerns in those roles. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, known as BACP. That is the credential shown in his profile. Louis runs a private practice based in the City of London and the London Borough of Bexley and offers online sessions for people who are outside those areas.

Approaches that guide online work

Louis draws on person-centred and psychodynamic ideas, and also uses cognitive and relational methods. Person-centred work focuses on listening closely and helping people name their experience, which can help with relationship and intimacy concerns. Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns from the past that repeat today, which is useful for attachment, abandonment and long-term relationship patterns.

He also references embodied or somatic approaches for trauma, which use gentle attention to bodily sensations alongside talk. This can help when emotional pain shows up as physical tension or dissociation. These approaches are offered flexibly and combined to meet the needs of the person rather than following a single model.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options with each person and decide together what feels most useful for their goals and preferences. That shared planning can change as the work develops and as different needs arise.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and avoiding travel time. Online sessions can also make it easier to meet when someone lives away from the therapist's local area. The original profile lists online work alongside in-person practice, so confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking.