About Kim
Kim Smith is a BACP counsellor who offers a calm, warm presence for people wanting help with hard times. She trained in Integrative-Relational Counselling and has additional training in grief and bereavement. Kim aims to make sessions feel straightforward and respectful so people can say what matters to them.
Kim works with adults and young people aged 16 and over. She draws on different ways of working to match each person's needs rather than using a single fixed method.
Background and approach
In sessions she focuses on building a trusting relationship and on practical ways to move forward. Her practice supports people with stress, anxiety and low mood, as well as grief and bereavement. She also helps with relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, addiction, sleeping and eating problems, anger and self-esteem.
Additional areas she addresses include ADHD, compassion fatigue, career or life changes, and body image. Sessions are conversational and paced to the individual. Kim listens, reflects and helps people identify small steps and coping strategies they can try between meetings.
She aims to help people notice their strengths and use those to manage upsetting thoughts and feelings. Kim works in the United Kingdom and holds the BACP credential. She offers therapy that is tailored and collaborative, helping people to make steady progress at a pace that suits them.
What Kim works with
Everything Kim lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Kim is listed here; the rest shows what else Kim works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online sessions
Integrative-Relational work blends elements from different therapeutic traditions to match each person's needs. It tends to focus on the relationship between counsellor and client, helping people make sense of patterns in their life and try new ways of responding when old habits cause pain.Grief and bereavement work offers space to name loss and to develop ways of carrying difficult feelings day to day. This usually involves talking about memories, practical coping strategies and gentle pacing so people can engage when they feel ready.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kim will work collaboratively to decide what feels most helpful based on the client's goals, preferences and what emerges in early sessions. She adapts methods as therapy progresses rather than sticking to a single fixed plan.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. It can also make it simpler to access support from different parts of the UK while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Kim
What kinds of problems can Kim help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief, plus relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addictions, sleep and eating issues, anger and low self-esteem.
How would sessions typically feel?
Sessions are conversational and paced to the individual, with a focus on listening, reflecting and helping people identify practical steps to try between meetings.
What experience does Kim have?
Kim has four years of professional experience working as a counsellor and has extra training in grief and bereavement.
What are Kim's credentials and location?
She is BACP registered and based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Kim?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kim?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to her availability.
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