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Kim Mcfarland, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesCoping with life changes

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Kim Mcfarland focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, family tension, grief and parenting challenges. She speaks plainly and aims to make counselling feel manageable for someone juggling busy days and heavy emotions. Kim believes clients know their own stories and brings a steady, respectful presence to each session.

She uses a few ways of working to suit different needs. Attachment-based ideas help when past bonds affect present relationships. Client-centred methods keep the conversation centred on what the person wants to explore.

Background and approach

Solution-focused techniques look for practical next steps to try between sessions. Kim has four years of professional counselling experience and a background of over 25 years working in family and children’s settings across the UK. She holds BACP, which is shown as her professional credential.

Her approach draws on that long experience while staying straightforward and goal-aware. Sessions tend to be conversational and paced to the client. She helps people name what matters most, spot patterns that cause pain, and try small changes that can make a difference.

Kim aims to support clients through loss, life changes and moments of doubt without jargon or pressure. People often come for help with attachment issues, blended family challenges, communication difficulties, guilt, isolation and navigating major life transitions. She also works with concerns such as body image, caregiver stress, money worries, pregnancy and childbirth related strains, and midlife questions.

How Kim's approaches work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and emotional responses. Online sessions can help people notice these patterns and practice new ways of relating when they feel stuck. Client-centred counselling puts the client’s priorities first and offers a calm, non-judgemental space to talk things through; it suits people who want to explore feelings and make sense of difficult moments. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on clear, practical steps and small experiments to try between sessions, which translates well to remote formats where people can report back on what helped.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kim will discuss goals and preferences in early meetings and adapt methods as understanding grows. Together the client and therapist pick the mix of conversation and tasks that fits the person’s life and aims.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions are helpful when less bandwidth is available or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging suit quick reflections or ongoing written check-ins between calls. These options give flexibility for people juggling work, family and other commitments, letting therapy fit into a busy life rather than replace it.

What kinds of problems does Kim help with?

She helps people with relationship strain, family tension, grief, parenting difficulties and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, blended family challenges and communication problems.

What is Kim's counselling style like?

Her style is conversational and client-centred, keeping the focus on the person's priorities. She also uses attachment-based ideas and solution-focused work to find practical next steps.

How much experience does she have?

Kim has four years of professional counselling experience and more than 25 years of work in family and children’s settings across the United Kingdom.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds BACP and is based in the United Kingdom as stated in her profile.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

Kim provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as session formats.

How does pricing work?

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

How do I begin working with Kim?

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

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Kim Mcfarland, BACP

Background and approach

How Kim's approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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