Frances King , BACP, NCPS

Frances King is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also helps those coping with grief, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, career changes and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Frances is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and holds NCPS credentials. She has been practising since 2018 and brings six years of private practice experience to her work.

Frances offers a calm and down-to-earth style. Sessions are led by what each person needs, whether that means talking things through, using visual exercises or trying imagery and sand tray approaches. She aims to make it easier to find the right words and to express difficult feelings without judgement.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred ways of working and cognitive behavioural techniques. Frances also uses hypnotherapy and Imago relationship methods where these fit a person’s goals. She adapts these approaches rather than sticking to a single method.

Frances has supported people who are facing serious health issues and has several years' experience counselling those affected by cancer alongside their families. She says lived experience of life’s ups and downs helps her relate and offer practical guidance.

In sessions she focuses on clear steps and gentle exploration. People can expect a mix of listening, practical tools and creative experiments to help with change. Frances works with individuals and offers relationship counselling to couples wanting repair or a respectful ending.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape feelings and reactions today; it helps with attachment issues, abandonment worries and relationship patterns by looking at emotional responses and ways to feel steadier in connections. Client-centred therapy centres the person’s own goals and pace; the counsellor listens without judgement and helps people make their own decisions, which can suit those facing grief, depression or low self-esteem. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers clear strategies to manage anxiety, sleep problems and unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Frances will work collaboratively to decide what fits best based on what matters to the person, their goals and how they prefer to work. That might mean combining listening, creative exercises and practical CBT tools over a few sessions to see what helps.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility. Video works well for visual exercises and deeper conversations, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging suit short check-ins or when writing feels easier, and all formats let people fit therapy around work or family commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt methods to these formats so therapy remains practical and accessible.