Keith Williams, BACP

Keith Williams is a BACP-accredited counsellor with 26 years of professional experience working across a wide range of settings and presenting issues. He trained to diploma and advanced levels, including a Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and a Level 4 Diploma in Clinical Case Work Supervision, and he maintains ongoing professional development to keep his skills current. Drawing on an integrative foundation rooted in person-centred practice, he combines approaches such as CBT, psychodynamic work, solution-focused methods and motivational interviewing to tailor support to each person’s needs.

Over the course of his career he has provided counselling in social services, bereavement support, drop-in centres, offender services and for people with long-term mental health conditions. He works with individuals across the lifespan and from diverse communities, and he currently offers one-to-one counselling at Daisey Inclusion, supporting people with autism, ADHD and Asperger’s spectrum presentations as well as their families and staff. He also provides private counselling alongside his work as a clinical supervisor at Liverpool Bereavement Services, a role he has held since 2009, and he offers casework supervision to BACP-registered and accredited counsellors in private practice.

Keith has substantial experience in bereavement and in the substance misuse field, and he has worked closely with agencies supporting young people including CAMHS and early psychosis teams. He is also an experienced trainer, having delivered multidisciplinary training across statutory and voluntary sectors. He approaches counselling with attentive listening, empathy and a respectful belief in each person’s capacity to find their own solutions, supporting people towards clearer understanding and practical change.

Integrative Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Keith draws on client-centred therapy to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where the person’s own perspective guides the work; this approach supports self-exploration, relationship concerns and identity-related issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, stress and some forms of trauma-related symptoms. Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, collaborative method that helps people clarify their goals and strengthen motivation for change, often used when working with addictions or ambivalence about behaviour change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Keith works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals and preferences and to adapt methods accordingly, combining approaches when that best serves the client. Registered professionals and therapists, including Keith, aim to tailor the pace and focus to what feels most useful.

Online therapy with Keith is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, to continue support across locations and to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for each person.