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Adam Sutton-King, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 5 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsCoping with life changes

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Adam Sutton-King uses a client-centred approach to help people make sense of difficult feelings and changes. He welcomes conversations about stress, anxiety, low mood and questions around intimacy and identity. Adam aims to create a calm space where someone can speak at their own pace and be heard without judgement.

Adam is a BACP counsellor with five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. He focuses on relational patterns that cause distress, such as communication problems, commitment issues and codependency.

Background and approach

He also works with grief, compassion fatigue and struggles with self-esteem. In sessions Adam listens reflectively and offers gentle challenge when it will help the conversation move forward. He shares information when it seems useful to deepen understanding, rather than giving directive advice.

The person in the room is treated as the expert on their own life and decisions. Adam helps people identify personal strengths and small steps they can try between sessions. He pays attention to attachment and family of origin themes that often underlie repeated difficulties.

Work may include looking at patterns that keep someone feeling isolated, empty or stuck. People meet Adam online through video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging. He supports those processing relationship strain, abandonment wounds, infidelity, divorce and blended family tensions.

Sessions are paced according to what the person feels able to share.

How client-centred work translates to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own answers. In sessions the counsellor reflects back what is said, asks clarifying questions and supports a person to explore feelings about relationships, loss or life changes. This approach can help when someone needs space to process grief, loneliness, attachment wounds or uncertainty.

Working online does not mean a fixed method. The therapist will discuss which way of working suits each person and adapt the client-centred approach to match goals and preferences. Deciding together which topics to prioritise and what pace feels right is part of the early sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful when seeing facial expressions matters, phone calls can be a lower-bandwidth option and quicker check-ins suit shorter or busier days. Live chat and messaging let someone write through thoughts between meetings. These options give flexibility for fitting therapy around work, family and everyday life.

What issues does this counsellor help people with?

He supports people facing stress, anxiety and low mood, plus relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Other areas include grief, compassion fatigue and self-esteem difficulties.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The approach is client-centred, empathic and non-judgemental, with reflective listening and gentle challenge when helpful. Sessions are led at the client’s pace.

What background and experience does he have?

He has five years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom with a range of relational and emotional concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and can he work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats does he offer?

Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centred Therapy

Experience: 5 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Adam Sutton-King, BACP

Background and approach

How client-centred work translates to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety