Kevin Matthews, BACP

Kevin Matthews offers help for common and pressing concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, anger and depression. He also supports people managing attention and focus difficulties related to ADHD. Kevin uses straightforward language and a calm presence to make early conversations easier for worried parents and individuals.

He believes people know their own story and that strengths already exist to help them move forward. Sessions begin by listening closely to what matters most to the client. From there Kevin works with each person to set simple, achievable goals and practical steps to meet them.

Kevin draws on client-centred therapy to keep the work focused on the person's perspective. He also uses somatic techniques to help with tension held in the body and Internal Family Systems ideas to understand conflicted or painful inner parts. These approaches are used to address emotions like guilt, shame, loneliness and anger.

In conversations about relationships he helps with abandonment and attachment worries, coping with divorce and separation, and rebuilding self-worth. He can also support people facing workplace strain, money worries or midlife questions. Sessions aim to be calm, steady and geared to everyday life.

Kevin holds BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration. He has four years of professional experience working with the concerns listed. He offers sessions in English and works with people in the United Kingdom.

How his approaches work online

Kevin commonly uses client-centred therapy and somatic work in online sessions. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening closely and helping the person lead the conversation, which suits video or text formats where someone may prefer to set the pace. Somatic therapy pays attention to bodily sensations and breathing to help reduce tension and anxiety, and these practices can be guided over video or phone.

He also draws on Internal Family Systems ideas to help people understand different parts of themselves and how they relate. This approach often involves naming feelings or parts and gently dialoguing with them, which translates well to talk-based online sessions whether by video or text. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work and will be decided together based on the person's needs, goals and preferences.

Online therapy with Kevin offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good option if bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging lets someone reflect in writing between sessions. These choices help fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on the goals agreed with the therapist.