Kerry Siobone Gibbs, NCPS

Kerry Siobone Gibbs helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed or stuck because of addiction, grief or past trauma. She is Kerry Siobone Gibbs, NCPS, and brings five years of professional experience to her counselling work. Her style is warm and down-to-earth. Sessions are aimed at making change feel manageable and honest. Kerry uses a humanistic, integrative approach that draws on mind and body methods. She blends client-centred listening with mindfulness and somatic ideas to help people notice how feelings show up in the body. Solution-focused techniques are used to set small, practical steps that fit everyday life. Her work often centres on trauma and post-traumatic stress, addictions including process and substance issues, and the long-term effects of abandonment or identity struggles. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, isolation, low self-esteem and difficulties with commitment or relationships. Kerry describes her own therapeutic journey as informing her empathy and approach. That personal perspective is used to offer a compassionate, non-judgemental space. Conversations aim to be straightforward and paced to each person's needs. Kerry practises with clients across the United Kingdom and accepts international clients. Sessions can be held in ways that suit the client, including video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging. She holds NCPS as her listed credential.

Practical online approaches for trauma and everyday stress

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the client. It gives people space to tell their story and feel heard, which can reduce shame and build self-trust. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to manage anxiety and low mood, helping people notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. Trauma-focused therapy works on processing the effects of past traumatic events and supports people in reducing ongoing distress and triggers.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then try methods that suit the person. That collaborative process means the plan can change as needs shift and new priorities emerge.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video suits longer conversations and seeing reactions, phone can be quicker and needs less bandwidth, chat or messaging can work for brief check-ins or when people prefer not to be on camera. These options aim to make it easier to attend therapy around work, travel or family commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.