Kay Kimberley, BACP

Kay Kimberley is a United Kingdom-based therapist who brings focused experience in working within mental health and substance misuse settings. She works with both children and adults and supports people dealing with addictions alongside co-occurring mental health concerns. Kay's practice addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, grief, intimacy and sexual concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar tendencies, and compassion fatigue.

She has a particular focus on addictions - including substance use, gambling, and problematic sexual behaviour - and on related areas such as domestic violence, personality and attachment issues, dissociation, and behavioral stabilization. Kay also supports clients facing career pressures, self-esteem concerns, anger, and life transitions. She holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which is a UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. Her approach draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused therapies to tailor support to each person's needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Kay Kimberley uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive space where the client leads the pace and focus of sessions; this approach helps people feel heard and can be useful for building self-awareness, coping skills, and trust in the therapeutic relationship. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and is often effective for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day challenges. In addition, emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) helps people explore and reorganize emotional responses in relationships and can be helpful for couples work, attachment issues, and processing intense feelings.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kay works collaboratively with clients and with registered professionals as needed to identify what fits best for the client’s goals, needs, and preferences, and she adapts methods over time based on progress and feedback.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled by video call, handled over the phone, or conducted via live chat and text-based messaging. This range of options makes it easier to access consistent support around work, family commitments, or geographic constraints and allows therapists to tailor how they connect to suit each person's life and comfort level.