Kim Smith, BACP

Kim Smith is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings four years of practice and a degree in Integrative-Relational Counselling to her work. Kim aims to create a calm, warm space where people can talk about what is worrying them and make sense of difficult feelings.

Her background includes additional training in grief and bereavement, so she is experienced in supporting people through loss and bereavement. Kim sees adults and young people aged 16 and over. She focuses on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, and difficulties with sleep or eating.

Kim describes her style as integrative and relational. That means she blends different therapeutic ideas to suit each person, and places the therapeutic relationship at the centre of the work. Sessions tend to be conversational and grounded in the client’s real-life experiences.

Practical concerns like coping with life changes, work pressures, addiction-related struggles, ADHD and compassion fatigue are part of her caseload. She also helps with attachment and abandonment worries, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress. Kim supports people dealing with trauma and abuse and with communication or commitment issues.

People who choose Kim can expect a measured, empathetic approach and help to build on their own strengths. Her work aims to help individuals find clearer ways to manage feelings, improve day-to-day functioning, and move forward at a pace that suits them.

How Kim adapts therapeutic approaches for online work

Kim uses an integrative-relational way of working that combines different evidence-based approaches to suit each person. Integrative-relational work focuses on the relationship between counsellor and client and helps with issues like attachment, abandonment worries, relationship and intimacy problems by exploring patterns and feelings in the here-and-now. Grief-focused approaches involve gently naming losses, processing emotions and finding ways to remember and adjust, which can help people manage bereavement and longstanding sadness.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Kim will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences, and will adjust techniques as the work progresses. The aim is to find practical ways to help, rather than to impose a single method.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection helps, phone sessions work well for people with low bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or text messaging suit short check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments and to maintain continuity when life is busy.