Dr Doherty works with a network of organisations including:
Human-Centered Research
Rewriting the Parenting Narrative
Through Research, Insight and Humanity
Exploring how feeling listened to improves wellbeing
Karen's Mission
To Improve Young People's Wellbeing on a Wide Scale
Dr Doherty's research explores the effects of straightforward everyday communication. Her PhD identifies a positive relationship between feeling listened to by parents and optimal adolescent psychosocial outcomes. Additionally, it creates the Feeling Listened To Scale (FLTS), enabling focused research into feeling listened to, to commence. Dr Doherty's findings resonate with all types of interpersonal relationships beyond the parent-child relationship, including friendships, partnerships and professional.
Current Research
Dr Doherty is currently investigating a causal relationship between feeling listened to by parents and young people's outcomes.
I was honoured to be invited to present my PhD research on Feeling Listened To by parents to the EPEC team at the Centre for Parent and Child Support at the Maudsley Hospital.
Partnerships
Proud to Partner with Leading Research Professionals
Dr Doherty is collaborating with leading experts in parent and young people's wellbeing:
Professor Pasco Fearon: Director of the Centre for Child, Adolescent and Family Research, Cambridge University
Professor Crispin Day: Honorary Senior Lecturer, KCL, and former Director of the Centre for Parent and Child Support at The NHS Maudsley Hospital
Dr Alejandra Perez: Director of the Longitudinal Experiences and Adjustments in Parenthood Study (LEAPS), UCL and the Anna Freud Centre
Bridget Jones loves our book!
A fun highlight - Karen's book is featured in the latest Bridget Jones 'Mad About the Boy' blockbuster movie.
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Books Testimonials
Seven Secrets of
Successful Parenting
"This is totally fascinating and full of brilliant tips"
Claudia Winkleman
Journalist, Presenter
Sibling Rivalry - Seven Simple Solutions
"Full of insightful suggestions, Sibling Rivalry is a book that any anxious mother will gulp down for comfort-reading and inspiration"
Alice Hart-Davis
Author, Journalist
Seven Secrets of Successful Parenting
'Sage wisdom and riveting insights from an overworked, underpaid, manufacturer of human beings, purveyor of a cornucopia of parenting nuggets.'
Sarah Orecchia
Unbeelievable Health
Sibling Rivalry - Seven Simple Solutions
‘If only Karen and Georgia had predated Cain and Abel and Romulus and Remus, then the course of history might have run smoother.’
Rachel Johnson
Editor, Author
Seven Secrets of Successful Parenting
‘I need this book!’
Nigella Lawson
Author, Presenter
Get In Touch
All Enquiries
Karen welcomes enquiries. If you would like to collaborate on research, talks, broadcasts or documentary projects, she’d love to hear from you.
Dr Doherty is available for:
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TV, radio, social and other media interviews
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Public speaking
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Collaborations with researchers, universities, foundations and sponsors.