Kim Smith , BACP

Kim Smith is a BACP counsellor with four years' experience. She trained in integrative-relational counselling and has extra study in grief and bereavement, which informs how she supports people facing loss.

Her work aims to create a calm and welcoming space. She encourages people to talk about what is troubling them and to notice their own strengths. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and move at a pace that feels manageable.

Kim blends ideas from different therapeutic models so each session can be adjusted to a person's needs. She values a steady, honest working relationship and pays attention to how people relate to themselves and others. This helps address areas such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship and intimacy concerns.

She also helps with practical life challenges like parenting stress, coping with change, grief, career decisions and issues around body image and eating. Kim offers support around addiction, compassion fatigue, ADHD and sleep difficulties as part of a broader programme of work.

Sessions are offered to adults and to people aged 16 and over. Kim works in the United Kingdom and offers appointments using video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. She works in English and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Kim’s integrative-relational approach combines relational work with other evidence-based techniques to match the person's needs. Relational work focuses on patterns in how someone connects with others and themselves, which can help with attachment, intimacy and communication issues.

She also draws on grief-focused methods to support people coping with loss and bereavement, offering space to talk about the practical and emotional impact of that loss. For anxiety, depression and stress she uses practical, evidence-based techniques that aim to reduce symptoms and build coping skills over time.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kim works with each person to identify goals, try different ways of working and adjust the plan as progress is made. The aim is to find methods that feel useful and realistic for day-to-day life.

Online therapy with Kim is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can fit shorter check-ins and live chat or text messaging suit people who prefer written exchanges or need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments while keeping a steady course of support.