Kay Vickers, BACP, NCPS

Kay Vickers is a counsellor with 12 years of experience working in the United Kingdom. She offers a warm, down-to-earth approach and aims to create an easy space for people to talk. Kay holds BACP and NCPS credentials which are listed as supplied qualifications.

Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, depression and relationship or intimacy-related issues. She also helps people who feel stuck, who are coping with life changes, or who are dealing with grief, trauma and abuse. Additional areas of focus include addictions, self-esteem struggles, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.

Kay draws on practical therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centred methods. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and aspects of the Gottman Method when relationship work is needed. In sessions she helps clients notice patterns, practise new skills and set steps they can try between meetings.

Her style is collaborative and flexible. Kay listens first, and then co-designs a plan that fits a person’s goals and day-to-day life. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at helping people make small, workable changes over time.

Kay works with adults on a range of concerns including family problems, issues around attachment, abandonment and codependency, and difficulties with commitment, jealousy or infidelity. She supports people dealing with career stress, anger, impulsivity and the fallout of separation or divorce.

Therapeutic approaches that suit online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters to them and take meaningful steps despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. It often uses short tasks clients can try between sessions. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor offers empathic listening and supports self-directed change, which can be helpful for issues around self-esteem, grief and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kay collaborates with each person to choose or combine methods based on their goals and preferences. She will discuss options and adapt plans so therapy feels workable and relevant to everyday life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction from anywhere, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or regular support, and text works for those who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, family or other commitments while keeping a consistent course of therapy.