Counsellor profile
Kim Speake, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Stress and relationship difficulties
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 393367
- Experience3 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Anger management
- Self-esteem work
- Trauma support
About Kim
Kim Speake is a UK counsellor registered with the BACP and has three years of professional experience. She works with people who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and motivation. Kim also supports clients dealing with sleep and eating problems, anger, addictions and life changes.
Kim aims to make sessions straightforward and practical. She creates space for people to talk through what is happening and to understand patterns that keep repeating. Conversations focus on what the person wants to change and on small, realistic steps they can try between sessions.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including attachment and abandonment issues, communication and control problems, caregiver stress, and problems that follow separation or divorce. Kim also addresses intimacy-related worries, body image and feelings of emptiness. She takes a clear, down-to-earth approach to these topics rather than using jargon.
Sessions treat issues like drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence impacts, ADHD-related difficulties, and compassion fatigue as matters to talk through and manage with practical strategies. The aim is to help people build better ways of coping and responding to triggers.
Kim works in English and can accept clients from outside the UK. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before arranging a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Kim uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people understand and change unhelpful patterns. One common approach focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviours that feed anxiety and anger, and then testing small behavioural changes to see what helps. This approach suits problems like stress, anxiety and anger where practical steps can reduce reactivity.Another method addresses relationship and attachment issues by looking at how past hurt shapes current reactions. Sessions explore communication habits and emotional responses so people can try new ways of interacting and responding to triggers.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods fit the person's goals and preferences, and they review progress as they go. That collaborative process helps shape the focus of later sessions.
Please confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy days, allows shorter check-ins when needed, and removes commuting time. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to provide regular continuity of care while adapting session length and pacing to what clients need.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, anger and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is plain and practical. Sessions focus on talking through current problems and finding small steps clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she can accept clients from outside the UK.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.