About Kenneth
Kenneth 'Ken' Mitchell is a BACP counsellor with ten years of professional experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and motivation. Ken believes people already hold many strengths and that therapy is a place to build on those strengths.
Ken uses a straightforward, person-focused way of working. He listens first and follows each person's priorities. Sessions aim to identify small, practical steps that make daily life a little easier.
Background and approach
Those steps can help with sleep, eating patterns, anger and coping with big life changes. He also supports people dealing with grief and loss, addiction-related concerns and mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar symptoms. Relationship and intimacy-related worries, parenting pressures and family problems are within his scope too.
Ken works openly with issues linked to identity, including LGBT concerns and ADHD. His style is calm and encouraging. He treats each person as the expert in their own life and offers gentle guidance to move forward.
Therapy conversations explore options and try out small changes between sessions. Ken practises client-centred and solution-focused approaches. That means the work centres on the person's goals and practical solutions rather than lengthy analysis.
He supports people to find ways that fit their daily routines and values. Sessions can suit someone who wants clear, realistic steps to reduce stress and improve wellbeing. Ken aims to make therapy feel manageable and relevant to everyday life.
Practical approaches for online therapy and everyday change
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens actively, follows what matters to the person and helps them make choices that fit their life. This approach is helpful for stress, confidence issues and problems that need a supportive, steady space to talk.Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical changes that can be tested between sessions. It looks for what already works and builds on those moments, which can be useful for sleep problems, coping with anxiety and goal-focused work like motivation and behaviour change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk through goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt the plan together. That collaborative process helps make sessions more relevant and keeps progress practical and realistic.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let you see facial cues and have longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer typed communication. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, family life and busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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