Kim Forbes, BACP

Kim Forbes is an integrative, person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist who combines relational sensitivity with practical skills from life coaching and couples counselling qualifications. She works to help people move toward a more authentic self, supporting them to live with less fear and anxiety and to reach their fuller potential.

With experience addressing a wide range of concerns, Kim has worked with couples and relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, sexuality, anxiety, depression and divorce, including anxieties arising from the covid pandemic. She brings a warm, non-judgmental and empathic manner to sessions, aiming to be congruent and respectful while offering compassion and clear professional boundaries.

Kim holds the BACP credential - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which indicates alignment with professional practice standards in the UK. She encourages people to take the first step toward change, believing that the decision to act is the start of a more fulfilling life. Kim is committed to guiding and supporting clients as they build greater confidence, stronger relationships and a renewed sense of empowerment.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Kim integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside a person-centred stance to tailor support to each person’s needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, while guiding them to act in ways that match their values - it can be useful for anxiety, stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in close relationships and how those patterns affect current connections, which is especially relevant for relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns and issues rooted in early loss or abandonment.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kim works with clients to identify what feels most helpful based on their goals, preferences and life context, adjusting methods over time to find the best fit.

Online therapy with Kim is available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility to fit sessions around work, family or other commitments. These options make it easier to access a registered professional from different locations and to maintain continuity of care when schedules or circumstances change.