About Karen
Coach and Therapist Karen Tucker
Let me introduce myself. I'm Karen, and I'm a qualified Coach, Mentor and Holistic Therapist working online through Zoom and WhatsApp. I live in Tunbridge Wells, UK, with my partner, Rick.
Most therapists have a history that explains how they found their passion for therapy. Here's mine, in case you're interested.
I was married for 11 years to a lovely man who, through a number of life events, sank into mental health issues. He was eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder, with a side serving of other mental and physical health challenges. I loved him for 18 years, but often wanted to leave. When the marriage broke down and I finally did leave, I was lucky enough to find another very loving relationship - which also broke down, leaving me devastated.
Knowing these men as I did, I knew I couldn't resort to the traditional coping strategies of blaming them or dismissing them as mean or horrible people. I wanted to know what had really gone wrong. That's when I started investigating what makes people tick and how they can heal. I took a GCSE in Psychology, and courses in several holistic therapies, and then decided to use these to help others. Parallel to this has been my own spiritual development, and the realisations and experiences that have come through this can enhance my therapeutic work.
I've been practising as a holistic therapist since 2004, when I gained my first certificates, and have accumulated many more qualifications since, so I have as many tools in my kit as possible to help my clients. I've also helped friends and family with issues that are physical, mental, emotional and spiritual for many years.
I am always studying for something! I am endlessly curious, about life, the universe and everything, and particularly the ways in which people can heal, lift their energies, and make their lives happier and more comfortable. And when I'm not actively studying for a qualification, I'm reading something on a related subject, to keep my knowledge up to date and expanding.
As I've done a lot of work on myself, I can make suggestions not just from an academic viewpoint, but from personal experience. I'm always working to be the best I can be, so I'm constantly learning about what works and what doesn't.
I'm also always busy with creative projects. I have a novel of past lives available on Amazon - Healing the Wounds - in both paperback and Kindle versions. In 2025, I published Crystal Companions, a book of stories showing ways people might use crystals in their daily life. Volume 2 is under way.
I also have a spiritual novel, written with a friend in America, called Journey to the Other Side and Back Again - Volume 1 (Volume 2 of this is also under way), and several short collections of short stories, not all of which are spiritual in nature.
One of my hobbies is making crystal jewellery. Contact me if this interests you, as I can help you choose your crystals, and make a customised bracelet or necklace, which I can imbue with Reiki energy for my you. They are not only things of beauty (if I say so myself!) but they can also help with your healing and spiritual development.
I also have an interest in photography. My partner, Rick, and I love to go in search of images of animals, birds and insects to offer for sale on our website, TN4Productions.co.uk. Research is showing more and more that a connection with nature is good for our mental health and wellbeing, and to spot a favourite creature and bring home great images of it is one of the joys of my life. Even looking at an image of the natural world can bring benefits for your well-being! We also offer people photography via Light Touch Photography.