- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Kay
Kay Kimberley is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions and parenting challenges. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, depression, relationship worries, grief and intimacy-related issues. Kay uses clear, practical steps to help people feel steadier and more able to cope.
Kay has six years of experience in counselling and holds BACP registration, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Before working in counselling she spent many years in mental health and substance misuse services, so she understands addiction and co-occurring problems.
Background and approach
This background informs her straightforward approach. In sessions she focuses on what a person wants to change. She listens first and then helps set small, realistic goals.
Techniques come from client-centred work and cognitive behavioural methods, alongside trauma-focused approaches when past harm is central. Kay offers practical tools for day-to-day life. That can mean coping strategies for anxiety, plans to reduce harmful behaviours, or ways to manage sleep and eating difficulties.
She also works on self-esteem, anger, and career-related stress. People who contact Kay can expect calm, down-to-earth conversations and collaborative planning. She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.
To begin, people choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
What Kay works with
Everything Kay lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kay helps people with.
- 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
Approaches Kay lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Kay's approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of sessions. Kay listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps clients find their own solutions. This approach is useful for building self-esteem and exploring difficult feelings in a supportive way.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. It often uses short exercises and homework tasks that people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage cravings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kay will discuss options and adapt methods based on a person's goals, needs and preferences. She aims to collaborate so the plan makes sense for the individual rather than imposing a single method.
Online therapy gives flexibility in how people meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter exchanges, ongoing coaching, or people who prefer typing to talking. These formats make it easier to fit work on mental health around busy lives and different time zones.
Questions people ask about Kay
What kinds of concerns does Kay help with?
Kay supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions and parenting concerns. She also works with trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is Kay's therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm and practical. She listens first, then helps set realistic goals and uses conversational, goal-focused work.
What is Kay's background and experience?
She has six years of counselling experience and many earlier years in mental health and substance misuse settings. That experience shapes her approach to addiction and co-occurring issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
Kay is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and Kay accepts international clients.
What session formats does Kay provide?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
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 Kay?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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