Karen graduated with a BSc (Hons.) in Occupational Therapy from the University of Ulster in 2000. In 2004 Karen began her Hand Therapy journey, culminating in gaining her CHT qualification in 2007. In that time, she also completed her MSc in Advanced Occupational Therapy at A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Arizona.

In 2009 Karen moved home to N Ireland and was the sole founder of the practice of Hand Therapy in the Northwest of the Island. She progressed working in a Private Hospital and became Director of Health Hub Professionals NI Ltd in 2018, where she built a multiprofessional team of specialists in Private health care.

Karen is a member of the Global Partnership Committee of BAHT, and has visited and worked in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Karen enjoys the intricacies of the upper limb and loves to see her patients satisfied through their entire recovery and management. She is one of the very few CHT’s working solely in Private practice in Northern Ireland, with a busy and varied caseload.