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Kim Elliott, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

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Kim Elliott offers calm, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed. She aims to create a space where someone can talk through painful experiences without feeling rushed. Kim’s way of working is warm and straightforward, so people can focus on what matters to them.

She is identified with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, which is shown as her credential. Kim helps with anxiety, stress and low mood. She also supports people facing relationship strain, addictions, trauma and issues with self-esteem.

Background and approach

Other areas Kim addresses include attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, body image, chronic illness or pain, and the stress of caring for others. Her approach combines practical thinking and emotional understanding. Kim uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help notice and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns.

She also draws on attachment-based and emotionally-focused ways of working to look at how past and present relationships affect feelings and reactions. Sessions are conversational and focused on the person’s goals. Kim listens closely and helps set small, manageable steps between sessions.

Mindfulness skills and solution-focused techniques are used when they fit the person’s needs. Kim has three years of experience as a counsellor and works with people across the United Kingdom. She offers sessions in English and is able to work with international clients by online methods.

Reaching out is an important first step and she aims to make that step easier to take.

How Kim’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions use conversation and reflective questions to spot patterns that repeat in relationships and to try new ways of connecting with others.

Client-centred therapy focuses on being listened to without judgement. In this approach the counsellor follows the person’s lead, offering empathy and acceptance while the person makes sense of their own experience.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and tests different responses. That practical problem-solving suits issues such as anxiety, stress and low mood and can be practised between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kim will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then try methods that fit the person’s needs. She treats this as a collaborative process and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy around work or caring responsibilities. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face feel, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins and written reflection. These options aim to increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep continuity of care with a registered or accredited professional.

What kinds of problems does Kim help with?

Kim supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. She also works with trauma and abuse, addictions and a wide range of related concerns such as body image and caregiver stress.

What is Kim’s basic way of working in sessions?

Her style is conversational and goal-focused. She combines emotional exploration with practical techniques so people can manage day-to-day problems more easily.

How long has she been practising as a counsellor?

Kim has three years of experience working as a counsellor and supporting people with varied and challenging life issues.

What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is associated with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practices from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Kim offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to meet remotely.

How are fees handled for sessions?

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

How do I begin if I want to work with Kim?

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

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Kim

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Kim Elliott, BACP

Background and approach

How Kim’s approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety