About Kim
Kim Simpson offers calm, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed or stuck. She focuses on helping individuals manage stress, anxiety and grief and to rebuild confidence. Her style is warm and non-judgemental and she works with practical steps as well as listening to what matters most to each person.
She uses a person-centred approach which prioritises the client's own goals and experience. Kim also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help spot unhelpful thinking patterns and develop new ways of coping.
How Kim works
She may use solution-focused tools to set short-term goals and practical actions that fit everyday life. Kim has five years of professional experience and is a BACP member, which means she follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy's ethical framework.
She has worked with a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma and grief and also supports people facing addictions, eating difficulties and relationship problems. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused. Conversations are collaborative - the person sets the priorities and Kim offers tools, reflection and challenges when useful.
She is honest about when a different type of support might be more suitable and will discuss referral options if needed. People choose Kim for a practical, compassionate way of working. She helps with communication problems, self-esteem, guilt and shame, loneliness and finding life purpose.
The work is paced to each person's needs and everyday life demands.
Kim lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Kim works with
The areas below are the ones Kim selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Kim’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s own goals and experience at the centre of sessions. The counsellor listens and mirrors back what matters most, helping people notice their strengths and make choices that feel right for them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety or low mood. It is practical and often includes exercises to try between sessions.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Kim will work with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That might mean combining person-centred listening with CBT tasks or using solution-focused steps to reach a short-term goal. The aim is to find what helps most, not to follow a single method rigidly.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit around work, family and travel. Video calls can recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep continuity and to practise new skills between meetings.
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