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Kay Kimberley, BACP

Kay Kimberley is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions and trauma.

About Kay

Kay Kimberley is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions and trauma. She helps with depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, and practical challenges such as career changes and parenting strain. Kay works in English and is based in the United Kingdom, with international clients accepted.

Kay uses an approachable, conversational style in sessions. She listens first and helps people name what feels most urgent.

Background and approach

Then she works with them to set small, manageable steps. Many clients find this helps reduce overwhelm and build forward momentum. Her background includes six years of direct counselling experience and earlier work across mental health and substance misuse settings.

That wider experience informs how she supports people who have several issues at once, such as addiction alongside anxiety or mood difficulties. Kay draws on varied methods to meet each person’s needs rather than offering a single fixed approach. Sessions typically focus on practical coping strategies, emotion work and building clearer patterns in relationships and behaviour.

She pays attention to how past experiences affect current choices, and to everyday habits that either help or hinder recovery. Kay aims to make therapy steady and understandable rather than jargon-filled. People come to Kay for help with problems including addiction and co-occurring concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, personality and attachment-related difficulties, and compassion fatigue.

She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works with a broad range of issues using collaborative care.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	404641	November 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kay lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Control issues
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Men's issues
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Kay names

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How therapeutic approaches fit online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person without judgement. It helps people feel heard and make their own decisions about change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and gives straightforward tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating difficulties.

The right approach often becomes clear as work progresses. Kay will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that match those aims. That way the plan feels collaborative rather than imposed, and can change if something is not helping.

Online work can make regular sessions easier to keep. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules or distance get in the way. Phone sessions or short live chat can fit into a lunch break or be used when bandwidth is limited. Text-based messaging supports quick check-ins and ongoing reflection between longer sessions, giving flexibility for different rhythms of work.

Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Kay help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep and eating problems, ADHD and related difficulties.

What is Kay's therapy style like?

Kay adopts a conversational, client-focused approach that starts with listening and naming priorities. She then works collaboratively to set practical, achievable steps.

How much counselling experience does she have?

She has six years of counselling experience and additional earlier work in mental health and substance misuse settings.

What credentials and region are listed for Kay?

She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and client locations are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and Kay accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with Kay?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.