About Kathleen
Kathleen Kingsley-Hughes offers support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions and a wide range of life changes. She helps with relationship concerns, LGBT issues, parenting strain, sleeping and eating problems, anger and low self-esteem. Kathleen also works with career questions, compassion fatigue, ADHD and many related worries.
She welcomes people who want practical help and a calm, accepting space to talk. Kathleen takes a person-centred approach. She places the client at the centre of the work and listens without judgement.
How Kathleen works
Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on building self-compassion, not on fitting someone into a label. She uses a mix of methods to suit each person. These include attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness, hypnotherapy and somatic work that pays attention to bodily sensations.
These approaches are used to help people understand patterns and try new ways of responding. Clients can expect conversational, straightforward sessions that also make room for reflection and practical steps. Kathleen offers coaching options alongside counselling for people wanting goal-focused support in areas such as fitness, creativity or career direction.
Her background includes six years of professional practice and registration with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sessions are available in English and are delivered online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, people are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
The process is designed to be simple for someone reaching out for the first time.
Kathleen lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Kathleen works with
The areas below are the ones Kathleen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Kathleen blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness to help people manage symptoms and change unhelpful patterns. Client-centred counselling focuses on listening and understanding so the person sets the pace and direction. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at practical ways to notice thinking and behaviour patterns, and to try new responses that reduce distress. Mindfulness work teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and support better sleep and mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kathleen will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods to match the person's goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to regular support. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is useful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick reflections, or keeping therapy going between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family duties and daily life.
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