About Kimberley
Kimberley Long brings 13 years of clinical experience to her counselling practice in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression and relationship concerns. Kimberley uses calm, down-to-earth language and aims to make first steps feel manageable for anyone seeking help.
Before moving into personal and online practice, she worked across the NHS in both primary and secondary care.
How Kimberley works
That background gave practical insight into how health and social care systems impact wellbeing. She has also worked in community projects and independent practice settings. Her style centres on a client-centred approach that makes the person the focus.
She combines that with cognitive behavioural techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and build coping strategies. Mindfulness and dialectical behaviour elements are used when emotional regulation and stress tolerance are needed. Kimberley helps people tackle a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strains, intimacy-related concerns and career stress.
She also supports work around abandonment, attachment, codependency and substance misuse. Conversations tend to be practical and focused on small, achievable steps. Sessions aim to help people understand what drives their feelings and actions and to build clearer choices.
Kimberley encourages collaborative goal setting and regular check-ins to track progress. If someone wants a straightforward, empathetic counsellor who uses evidence-informed tools, she may be a good match.
Kimberley lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Kimberley works with
The areas below are the ones Kimberley selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| 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 therapy
Kimberley commonly blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural therapy. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, reflecting and helping the person lead the pace of change. It suits people who want an empathetic space to talk and to make their own choices. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression and stress.She also draws on elements of dialectical behaviour therapy where emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. DBT techniques teach skills for managing intense feelings and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for people struggling with mood swings or impulsive behaviour. Kimberley treats approach selection as a collaborative process and will discuss which methods match each person’s goals and preferences.
Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video suits deeper conversations and body language cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messages are useful for brief check-ins, journalling-style work or when someone prefers written reflection. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care across distances and busy schedules.
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