Kerry Forster, NCPS

Kerry Forster is a fully qualified counsellor and an accredited member of the NCPS, a credential that indicates professional standing with a recognised counselling body. She practises in an integrative way, drawing on a range of therapeutic methods to find an approach that best fits each person she works with.

At the heart of her practice is a person-centred approach, so sessions are led by the client and shaped around their priorities. When helpful, Kerry supplements this with Transactional Analysis, psychodynamic ideas, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - all aimed at identifying and challenging unhelpful thinking patterns and opening new ways of coping.

Kerry recognises that everyone can face times of confusion, distress or isolation, and that these struggles often affect relationships. She offers a warm, non-judgmental space for exploring difficulties, processing emotions, and working through concerns that impact day-to-day life and connections with others.

Her experience includes supporting people with anxiety, depression, grief and bereavement, obsessive compulsive concerns, health anxiety, low motivation, self-esteem difficulties, and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. Kerry welcomes the opportunity to help people explore their issues and make the positive changes they seek.

Integrative approaches for online therapeutic support

Kerry commonly uses client-centred therapy, attachment-based ideas, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Client-centred therapy focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship and follows the client’s priorities - it helps people gain insight and self-direction by being heard without judgment. Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and can be especially useful for those struggling with intimacy, abandonment fears, or ongoing relationship difficulties. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours, using practical strategies to reduce unhelpful thinking and improve coping with anxiety, low mood, and other distressing symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Kerry works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adapting the plan as progress is made so the work remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Kerry is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit therapy around life commitments. These options make it easier to access support from different locations and at times that suit the client, while still allowing meaningful therapeutic work with a registered professional.