Karen Walker, Occupational Therapist, KORE Consultant
I am a mother of twin daughters, Occupational Therapist, KORE Therapy Consultant and Holistic Health Practitioner, with a passion for promoting optimal health, well-being and independence. I specialise in working with children, young people and adults who are experiencing difficulties engaging fully in their daily lives, due to a long term health condition, illness, injury or other difficulties that are impacting on them, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
I have 22 years experience of working in the NHS in both Physical Health settings and Psychology services.
I trained as an Occupational Therapist in 2008, and over the years have worked with a range of clients with have a variety of health needs and conditions including: Persistent Pain, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,General Anxiety Disorders, Worry, Sleep Disorders, Neuro-Diverse conditions (Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyspraxia (DCD) and more. My aim is to assist clients to lead as fulfilled a life as possible, using goal oriented techniques.
In 2022/2023 I trained as a KORE Therapy Consultant. KORE Therapy is a ground-breaking assessment and treatment system, which specialises in not just dealing with symptoms, but finding and treating the underlying root cause to illness, pain, and injury.
This system blends Western Muscle Testing and Eastern Therapies to help restore health and wellbeing.
What I work with
Headaches, Migraines, Fatigue, Joint Pain (Shoulders, Neck, Back, Hips, Knees), Fibromyalgia, Nerve impingements, Sciatica, Hormonal and Menstrual issues, Anxiety, IBS, Food Intolerances and many many more. I work with sports men, women and children, helping to build their performance. Please see website www.koretherapy.com for further details.
Appointments are available face to face in my clinic room in Carlisle or online.
Qualifications
Bsc (Hons) Occupational Therapy 2008
KORE Therapy Consultant 2023
Professional Registration and Membership
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT)
- Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
- Member of the Sensory Integration Education Network (SIE)
- Member of KORE Therapy UK
- Federation of Holistic Therapies (FHT)
Specialist Skills
Occupation Performance Coaching
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, first aider (adults and paediatrics)
Neuro-rehabilitation
Sensory Integration
Yoga
Cognitive Based Mindfulness
Pain management
Stress management
Anxiety management
Sleep management
Fatigue management
Posture & Seating
Property/Environmental Assessments
Aids & Equipment assessment and recommendations
Work based assessments and recommendations
