Kerry Atkins, BACP
Kerry Atkins is a counsellor and psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom.
About Kerry
Kerry Atkins is a counsellor and psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom. She has three years of clinical experience and works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, trauma and a wide range of life pressures. Kerry often draws on her own experience of therapy to shape how she meets people.
She aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where someone can be listened to and begin to make sense of how they feel.
Background and approach
Kerry describes her style as gentle but resilient, offering practical challenges alongside understanding. Her work combines several therapeutic approaches tailored to each person. Kerry uses techniques such as breathing work, somatic body exercises and guided meditation alongside talking therapy.
She also uses cognitive and emotion-focused methods when they suit the client’s needs. Kerry pays attention to connections between past experiences and present difficulties, including attachment and family patterns. She helps people look at how earlier events affect relationships, self-esteem and coping with change.
Practical tools and small experiments are offered to help people try new ways of responding. The practice supports people dealing with a broad range of concerns, including intimate and sexuality-related issues, parenting stresses, work and career pressures, chronic illness and neurodiversity-related matters. Kerry is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works with individuals in English.
She offers short exercises and guided practices alongside talk-based sessions to help people build skills between meetings. Kerry aims to be a steady, practical presence while clients work towards clearer goals and better day-to-day coping.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 408541 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
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 Kerry lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- 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
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Kerry names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches you can use online with Kerry
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and making choices that match your values. It can help when anxiety, low mood or life changes leave you stuck and unsure what matters most. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns with others and with yourself; it can be useful for people who want to understand recurring trust, closeness or distance issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kerry will talk with you about your goals, try different techniques and adapt to what feels most helpful. The aim is to find methods that match your needs rather than follow a single fixed plan.
Online therapy with Kerry can happen by video call, over the phone, via live chat or through text-based messaging. Video calls suit full conversational sessions and visual connection. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or a quieter environment is needed. Chat or messaging can be a shorter or more flexible way to check in between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping focus on progress and practical skills.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Kerry support?
Kerry helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and many life transitions. She also works with concerns such as eating or sleeping problems, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe Kerry's therapeutic style?
Her approach is gentle and practical, combining listening with small challenges and exercises. She uses breathing, somatic body work and guided meditation alongside talk-based work.
What is Kerry's background and experience?
Kerry has three years of experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist working in the United Kingdom. Her practice has been shaped by her own therapy experience as well as client work.
Is Kerry registered with any professional body in the UK?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, as provided in her profile.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Kerry offers online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kerry?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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