Kim McCloskey, BACP, NCPS

Kim McCloskey uses client-centred work as the starting point for her practice. She focuses on listening carefully and building a respectful relationship. Kim aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression or addiction find practical ways to cope.

She has 15 years of professional experience working in the UK and also taught counselling as a lecturer. Her credentials include BACP and NCPS, which are listed as her professional registrations. Kim draws on a mix of approaches including cognitive behavioural techniques, dialectical behaviour strategies, emotionally focused ideas and hypnotherapy when appropriate.

Sessions are shaped around each person's needs. Kim offers straightforward conversation, problem-solving tools and short exercises to try between meetings. She works through issues such as grief, trauma and abusive experiences at a pace the person chooses.

Kim also supports people struggling with self-esteem, life transitions and ADHD related challenges. Additional areas she addresses include chronic illness and pain, body image, fertility and end-of-life concerns. Her background in teaching counselling informs her clear explanations and practical guidance.

People can expect a calm, compassionate approach that aims to reduce overwhelm and increase coping skills. Kim encourages small steps and honest feedback to help people move towards clearer thinking and steadier moods.

How Kim's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions and focuses on listening, empathy and what matters most to the individual. This approach helps people who need space to feel heard and to make their own choices about change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers practical exercises to test new ways of coping. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression and managing stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kim will discuss options and help the person decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as needs shift.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions around work or family tasks. Video is useful for face-to-face dialogue and exercises, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options aim to make therapy more accessible and flexible for different lifestyles and schedules.