Counsellor profile
Kim Zepler, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and trauma
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 389528
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred methods
- Trauma-informed care
- Creative exercises
About Kim
Kim Zepler is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of experience. She works with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, stress and anxiety, addiction, intimacy issues, codependency and related struggles. Sessions focus on the client's experiences and needs through a conversational, humanistic style.
Her work starts by listening without judgement and helping people make sense of what matters to them. She does not give advice or share personal details, and prefers a client-led rhythm to sessions. Practical exercises and simple mindfulness may be used when they feel helpful.
Kim describes loss broadly, not just as bereavement. She supports people through endings such as friendships or family estrangements, moves, health changes, identity shifts like job loss, and the confusion that follows. She also works with those affected by traumatic events including sudden deaths, illness, and serious accidents, and with people who have experienced physical, emotional, financial or historical abuse.
Her approach is informed by trauma-aware practice and draws on humanistic traditions. She integrates Person Centred methods, Gestalt and Transactional Analysis into a conversational framework. That can include creative exercises to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding.
Kim aims to help people reconnect with what matters and build clearer boundaries around relationships. Therapy can be short term or longer work, with gentle self-enquiry and some challenge when useful. She brings a down-to-earth manner and a straightforward sense of humour to sessions.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and aims to create a calm, listening space where the client guides the pace and topics. It can help with relationship strain, low self-esteem and making sense of life changes.Trauma-Focused Therapy involves attending directly to events that have been frightening or overwhelming and their ongoing effects. It aims to help people process difficult memories and reduce their impact on day-to-day life, and is often used for grief, abuse or sudden loss.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals and preferences, and they will decide collaboratively how to proceed. Adjustments can be made along the way if something does not feel helpful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which online options are offered before booking. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-in meetings when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people choose not to use video if that helps them focus more on the conversation.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do you help with people-pleasing and codependency?
Yes. She supports people who keep putting others first and want clearer boundaries and a stronger sense of self.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses a conversational, humanistic style that is client led, often including Person Centred work, Gestalt and Transactional Analysis elements.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of counselling experience working in the United Kingdom with a range of relationship, loss and trauma issues.
What credentials and location are on file?
She is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
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 then 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.