Karen Spencer is an experienced psychotherapist and trainer specialising in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) for individuals and couples. She holds an MA from The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in Intercultural Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.

Karen is an active member of the CAT community and founded the UK’s first CAT Couples Special Interest Group (SIG).

She contributed at ACAT’s conferences (2025 and 2026) and within ACAT’s Reformulation Magazine. Her latest publication focuses on using CAT with couple systems to promote intimacy. She specialises in helping couples relate and connect authentically while navigating the complexities of our increasingly fragmented world.