Counsellor profile
Kim Poyser, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- BACP member
About Kim
Counsellor and BACP member, Kim Poyser has five years of professional counselling experience in private practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems and depression, and she helps those coping with life changes. Kim also lists support for LGBT concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting strains, anger and self-esteem difficulties.
Before private practice she provided pastoral counselling in further and higher education. She has twenty years' background in social care working with young people and vulnerable adults. Roles included project work with Barnardo's and online counselling with Childline, which shaped her practical experience with crisis and youth-focused support.
Kim draws on client-centred ways of working. That means sessions are aimed around what matters to the person in front of her. She combines this with solution-focused techniques to identify small, practical steps that can make daily life easier.
Her work has included training and workshops on suicide, self-harm and general mental health topics. She is DBS checked and has professional insurance. Her BACP membership is given as a professional affiliation and she follows that ethical framework.
Sessions are conducted in English. Kim's profile notes she does not take international clients. If you are thinking about a first meeting, check the site for how to select online counselling options and the short matching questionnaire to schedule an initial session.
How Kim uses client-centred and solution-focused work online
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's concerns at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens, reflects and follows what the client chooses to bring. This approach can help when someone needs time to talk through feelings about relationships, loss or changes in life.Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and what can change next. It uses brief goal-setting and looks for strengths and past successes to build on. That approach can suit people who want clear actions to try between sessions for issues like stress, coping and everyday problems.
Choosing which approach to use is part of the work together. Kim will discuss aims, try methods and check in about what feels most helpful. The plan can change as needs and goals evolve, so the client has a say in how sessions proceed.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow regular check-ins when life is hectic. It can also make some sessions shorter or less formal if that helps someone manage a quick update or a focused problem-solving conversation.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues and depression. The profile also lists grief, trauma, intimacy concerns and parenting challenges.
What style of counselling does she use?
She uses client-centred work to focus sessions around the person's priorities. She also uses solution-focused techniques to identify practical next steps.
How much experience does she have?
Kim has five years of private practice counselling experience and twenty years' background in social care roles with young people and vulnerable adults.
Which professional body is she affiliated with?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, shown as BACP.
Which languages and regions does she support?
Sessions are offered in English and she practises in the United Kingdom. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options on the site before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, according to the profile notes.
How do I book a first appointment?
Use the See online counselling options button on the site, complete the 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.