Counsellor profile
Kay Kimberley, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Addictions and anxiety
Continue with KayWhere Kay stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 404641
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client centred work
- CBT methods
- Trauma focus
About Kay
Kay Kimberley is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of counselling experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions and trauma. She also supports those coping with family problems, relationship difficulties, grief and issues around intimacy and self‑esteem.
Kay draws on straightforward, conversational methods in sessions. She listens to what feels most pressing and helps people name the patterns that cause harm. Conversations cover everyday problems such as trouble saying no, feeling overwhelmed by someone else’s needs, or losing sense of self in a relationship.
Her background includes long experience in mental health and substance misuse services. That work involved supporting people with addiction and with co‑existing mental health concerns. She has also worked with domestic violence, post‑traumatic stress and personality issues, and supports people affected by ADHD and behavioural stabilisation needs.
Therapy often focuses on practical steps. This can mean examining unhelpful thinking, trying different ways to respond to conflict, and building steadier routines for sleep and mood. She may use techniques from client‑centred work, cognitive behavioural approaches and trauma‑focused methods when appropriate.
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Kay aims to break complex problems into small, manageable steps. The emphasis is on clearer thinking, better boundaries and coping strategies that fit everyday life.
How sessions work
How Kay uses therapy approaches online
Client‑centred therapy focuses on the person’s experience. The therapist listens, reflects and helps people clarify what matters to them. This approach is useful for people who are trying to make sense of relationship patterns or codependent behaviours.Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers concrete exercises and experiments people can try between sessions to change unhelpful habits like people‑pleasing or avoidance.
Trauma‑focused therapy helps process painful experiences and reduce their impact on day to day life. It can include grounding techniques and paced work on distressing memories, aimed at making everyday tasks easier to manage.
The therapist will work with the person to find which approach or mix of approaches fits best. This is a collaborative process that considers the client’s goals, immediate needs and how they prefer to work.
The original biography does not list which online session formats are offered. Before booking, confirm the current session options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family commitments, allow shorter check‑ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy fits into a busy week.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions and trauma alongside family problems, relationship issues, grief and self‑esteem concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses conversational, practical sessions that look at patterns and small steps people can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of counselling experience and previous work across mental health and substance misuse settings.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is registered with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.