About Kay
Kay Vickers brings 12 years of experience to her counselling work in the United Kingdom. She uses a friendly, down-to-earth style that helps people talk about difficult feelings without jargon. Kay aims to keep things straightforward and practical in sessions.
Her credentials include BACP and NCPS. Clients come for a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, low self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep or eating problems, parenting strain, career difficulties and compassion fatigue.
How Kay works
She also focuses on attachment, abandonment, codependency, commitment and communication problems, infidelity, isolation and related issues. Kay draws on several well-known approaches and adapts them to each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts without getting swept along by them.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. Client-centred work keeps the person’s experience at the heart of the sessions. In practice she aims to be collaborative and flexible.
Sessions explore the root causes of problems while also building practical coping skills. People can expect a supportive, non-judgemental space to talk and try things that might help. Kay offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Her approach suits those who prefer a mix of gentle listening and clear, practical strategies to move forward.
Kay lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Kay works with
The areas below are the ones Kay selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without fighting them and then commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. This approach is useful for anxiety, mood difficulties and problems like low self-confidence. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of the work and emphasises understanding and empathy to create a safe space for change.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work together with the person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. Sessions can blend elements from different approaches so the plan stays practical and tailored rather than fixed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when that helps progress. Phone sessions work well for those with less bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick reflections or people who find writing easier. These options help fit therapy around work, family or other commitments.
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