Kay Vickers , BACP, NCPS

Kay Vickers is a counsellor with 12 years of experience who works from a straightforward, down-to-earth manner. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk about stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, or feeling stuck. Kay holds BACP and NCPS credentials and practises in the United Kingdom.

She usually begins by listening closely to what matters most to the person in the room. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding how past patterns shape current feelings. Kay draws on several evidence-based approaches and adapts them to each person’s needs.

People come to Kay with a wide range of worries, including depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, sleep or eating difficulties, parenting strain, career pressure and compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, infidelity, communication problems and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Conversations aim to identify small, manageable changes that can improve day-to-day life. Therapy may include learning new coping skills, practising mindfulness, and trying different ways to respond in difficult moments.

Kay aims to create a steady, predictable space where people can test out new thinking and behaviours. She works at a pace chosen by the client and checks in regularly about goals and progress. The focus is always on what will help someone move forward in practical, realistic ways.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify their values and take small actions that align with what matters to them, helping with anxiety, depression and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with low mood, worry and sleep problems. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions, offering steady, non-judgemental listening to support self-understanding and growth.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Kay will work collaboratively to match methods to someones goals and preferences. Together they will try techniques, review what helps, and adjust the plan as needed rather than sticking to one fixed method.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full face-to-face feel, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping sessions practical and focused.