Counsellor profile
Kay Kimberley, BACP
Counsellor - addictions and trauma
See online counselling options- Addictions focus
- Trauma work
- CBT and EFT
About Kay
Counsellor Kay Kimberley is a BACP member with six years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions and a wide range of related concerns listed in her profile. Kay helps people who are facing grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, and difficulties such as ADHD and bipolar where these affect day-to-day life.
She brings experience from mental health and substance abuse settings. That background means she is used to talking about addiction, co-morbidity and domestic violence. Kay aims to make sessions straightforward. She talks through what is happening now, what patterns keep repeating, and practical steps a person might try between sessions.
Her approach draws on client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally-focused methods, along with motivational interviewing and trauma-focused work. This gives room for talking, skill-building and direct work on trauma when needed. Sessions can include looking at thoughts and behaviours, relationship patterns and ways to manage strong emotions.
Kay accepts international clients and offers sessions in English. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Before booking, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
She has practical experience across a broad range of issues, including addiction, PTSD and personality difficulties. People seeking help are invited to review the counselling options and confirm current session choices before they book.
Approaches used in online counselling and what they do
Client-centred work focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. It gives space for someone to set the pace and the topics they want to talk about. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and gives practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions and look at how these affect relationships and behaviour.Choosing which approach to use is part of the process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and agree a plan together. That might mean using more talk-based, reflective work at first, then introducing CBT techniques or trauma-focused steps later on depending on how things go.
The original profile does not list which session formats are used. Please confirm the exact formats available before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a week, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoiding the need to be on camera if that helps. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt their methods to suit quieter surroundings, shorter sessions or paced work on trauma and addiction as needed.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions and trauma-related problems. Her profile also lists relationship, grief, parenting, eating and sleeping issues among other areas.
How would she work with me in sessions?
Her style mixes talking with practical techniques. She uses client-centred conversations alongside CBT, emotionally-focused work and motivational approaches to address patterns and coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
Kay has six years of counselling practice. She also has a longer background working in mental health and substance abuse settings.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed as a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can sessions be held in other languages or outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English. She accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.