About Philip
Philip Kemp is a non-binary counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. Philip supports those facing relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, self-esteem struggles, career pressures and major life changes. He also works with people exploring LGBT and gender dysphoria questions.
Philip uses a warm, human-centred way of working. Sessions are calm and direct. He aims to listen closely and help people find their own strengths.
How Philip works
Philip treats difficult topics with honesty and respect. In practice Philip draws on client-centred work alongside existential ideas about meaning and choice. He also uses trauma-focused methods and Internal Family Systems to understand how different parts of a person can feel and act.
These approaches are used to address trauma, attachment worries, abandonment and family of origin issues. People bring in a wide range of concerns such as autism-related needs, BDSM and kink questions, communication problems, divorce, domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, and feelings of emptiness. Philip has experience from both charity and statutory settings and from independent practice in the United Kingdom.
Philip is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He keeps up regular clinical supervision and continued learning. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
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Philip lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Philip works with
The areas below are the ones Philip selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people access their own resources. Online sessions using this approach tend to be conversational and supportive, helping someone build confidence and clarity about their next steps.Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and living with uncertainty. In remote sessions this can help people who are wrestling with identity, career decisions or life transitions to consider values and possibilities in everyday terms.
Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the impact of traumatic events and reducing their hold on daily life. Delivered online, it can combine paced conversations and practical techniques to help people manage strong emotions and feel steadier day to day.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then try methods collaboratively. This helps shape a plan that fits the person's needs rather than imposing a single way of working.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use body language and facial cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suits shorter check-ins or those who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or changing schedules while still keeping continuity with a single counsellor or therapist.
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