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Kathleen Kingsley-Hughes, BACP

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

Works with Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

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Kathleen Kingsley-Hughes is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and addiction. She also supports those dealing with sleep and eating difficulties, parenting challenges, self-esteem issues and career concerns. Kathleen works in a calm, warm and non-judgemental way and aims to meet people exactly as they are.

Kathleen keeps sessions focused on what matters to each person. She listens closely and follows the client’s pace, helping them notice patterns and find practical steps forward.

Background and approach

Her style places the client at the centre of the work while offering gentle guidance and tools when useful. Her practice draws on several approaches, including attachment-based work, client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural ideas, hypnotherapy and mindfulness. These methods are used to help with symptoms and with understanding how early relationships and bodily experience shape feelings and behaviour.

With six years of professional experience and BACP registration, Kathleen has worked with a wide range of concerns. She describes herself as compassionate and curious, and she often helps people build self-compassion, manage burnout, and soften harsh inner critic voices. Sessions can include focused conversation, body-aware noticing and simple mindfulness exercises.

Kathleen also combines coaching tools when clients want structured goal-setting or practical accountability for change. Her aim is to help people become more aware, kinder to themselves, and better able to cope with life changes.

Approaches that suit online counselling and therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape feelings and patterns. Online sessions using this approach can help people understand why they react a certain way in relationships and practise new ways of relating.

Client-centred therapy keeps the conversation focused on the person and their experience. In remote sessions this means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what is said and follows the client’s pace to build trust and insight.

Cognitive behavioural ideas provide simple strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. These practical techniques transfer well to online formats and can be taught and practised between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together with the client which methods match their needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can shift as therapy progresses.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls are useful when a face-to-face conversation helps the work. Phone sessions are handy when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, brief reflections or when it helps to write things down rather than speak. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while maintaining continuity of care.
What issues does Kathleen support?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions and relationship issues, among other concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm, warm and non-judgemental, with the client in the driving seat and the counsellor offering gentle guidance and practical tools.
What experience does she bring?
She has six years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.

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Experience
6 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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