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Kim Smith, BACP

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

Works with Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesDepression

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Kim Smith is a BACP counsellor with four years' experience. She offers a calm, warm space where people can talk about what is worrying them. Kim believes people hold strengths that help them move through hard times and values the relationship that grows in therapy.

Kim trained in integrative-relational counselling and uses that background to adapt sessions to each person's needs. Integrative-relational means she draws on several therapeutic ideas and focuses on the connection between therapist and client.

Background and approach

This helps when someone needs both practical tools and time to make sense of feelings. She has extra training in grief and bereavement, and works with loss, sadness and the ripple effects those bring. Kim supports people facing stress, anxiety and depression, and helps with parenting strain, relationship worries, and recovery from trauma and abuse.

She also addresses issues such as addiction, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem and intimacy-related concerns. Kim offers help with life transitions like career change, coping with illness, caregiver stress and ageing-related concerns. She also pays attention to attachment, abandonment and communication problems, and can support people managing ADHD, dissociation or body image struggles.

Her approach combines practical conversation, gentle challenge and collaborative planning. Sessions are offered from the United Kingdom in English. Kim aims to tailor pace and techniques to each person so therapy feels manageable and focused on real change.

How Kim's approaches work online

Kim uses an integrative-relational way of working which mixes several evidence-based techniques and pays close attention to the relationship in therapy. This approach helps when someone needs both practical coping strategies and time to make sense of emotions and life events.

She also brings focused support for grief and bereavement, offering space to process loss and practical ways to manage the everyday effects of sorrow. For people dealing with anxiety or stress, Kim uses brief, practical strategies alongside exploration of patterns that fuel worry and avoidance.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kim will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has helped in the past, and then decide on techniques to try. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as therapy moves forward.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video lets conversations feel close to face-to-face, phone can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and messaging fits people who prefer to write between live meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
What concerns does Kim help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief, along with relationship and parenting worries. Other areas include addiction, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger and self-esteem issues.
How would you describe Kim's therapeutic style?
Kim uses an integrative-relational style that blends different approaches and centres the therapeutic relationship. Sessions combine practical tools with time to reflect on feelings and personal history.
What is Kim's professional background?
She has four years' clinical experience and additional training in grief and bereavement. Her core qualification is in integrative-relational counselling.
Where is Kim based and what credential does she hold?
Kim practises from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does Kim offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
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 Kim?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
4 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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