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Kim McCloskey, BACP, NCPS

Compassionate counsellor using practical therapy approaches

15 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Kim

Kim McCloskey is a counsellor who uses client-centred and evidence-informed methods to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and grief. She works with adults who are coping with depression, trauma, ADHD and life changes. Kim brings 15 years of professional experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials.

Her sessions focus on practical conversation and steady support. She listens without judgement and helps people set small, achievable steps. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

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Background and approach

Kim has a background in teaching counselling and spent several years lecturing. That experience influences how she explains techniques and gently teaches skills that clients can use between sessions. She aims to make ideas easy to put into everyday life.

Therapy may include thinking-style work to challenge unhelpful thoughts, emotion-regulation skills to manage strong feelings, and calming techniques that suit the individual. Hypnotherapy is also offered as an adjunct where appropriate in discussion with the client. She supports people dealing with relationship break-up, addiction, chronic illness and end-of-life concerns, and offers care for those carrying guilt, shame or isolation.

Kim takes a respectful and compassionate approach and helps people build clearer goals and steady routines. To begin, she encourages a straightforward conversation about what someone wants to change. From there she and the client map out achievable steps and practical tools to make progress over time.

How Kim’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental conversation that helps people explore what matters to them. Online sessions let that dialogue continue without the need to travel and create space for paced reflection.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought patterns and practical exercises to change unhelpful behaviour and mood. In remote work CBT often uses structured worksheets, short skill-building tasks and regular check-ins that fit into daily life.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills for strong feelings. These skills can be practised between sessions and reviewed during video or text check-ins to build steady progress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods and choose what best matches the person’s goals and preferences. That decision is made together and can be adapted as needs change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls support full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be quicker for check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support and short updates between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments while continuing therapeutic skill practice.
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Questions people ask

What concerns can Kim help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and grief, plus related issues such as low self-esteem, ADHD and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are client-centred and practical, with straightforward conversation and teaching of skills drawn from CBT, DBT and other approaches.
How much experience does she have?
Kim has 15 years of professional experience working in counselling and teaching roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work can be arranged by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

Experience
15 years
Licensed
Languages
English

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