- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kim
Kim O'Brien is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of experience. She offers a calm, professional space for people to talk through stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and grief. Kim aims to make first steps feel manageable and respectful of each person's strengths and story.
She draws on client-centred work to put the person's perspective at the heart of the sessions. That means listening closely, reflecting what matters, and helping people find their own solutions.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. Kim blends psychodynamic thinking to look at repeated patterns and where they might come from. Trauma-focused approaches are used when past harm continues to affect day-to-day life.
Together these ways of working help with intimacy-related concerns, relationships, eating and body image issues, and problems around control or communication. Practical concerns such as coping with life changes, parenting strain, anger, and low self-esteem are discussed in simple, concrete ways. Kim supports people dealing with family of origin issues, abandonment or attachment struggles, and recovery from drug and alcohol problems.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on small, useful changes. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Therapy is provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
What Kim works with
Everything Kim lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kim helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kim lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Kim's Approaches Work Online
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens without judgement, reflects what she hears, and helps people find solutions that fit their life. This approach is useful for people wanting a supportive space to make sense of parenting stress, relationships or low self-esteem.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build different habits. CBT can help with anxiety, anger, compulsive behaviours and recovery from addiction by offering clear steps to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kim will work with each person to decide which ways of working suit their goals and preferences. That might mean focusing on practical CBT tasks one week and exploring background patterns using psychodynamic ideas another week.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video lets people read facial cues, phone needs less bandwidth, chat can be a short check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection. These options make it easier to arrange regular sessions around work, parenting and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Kim
What concerns does Kim help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, relationship and family matters, eating and body image, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What is her style and therapeutic approach?
She offers a person-centred style that values the client's perspective, and uses cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas as needed to address patterns and thinking that get in the way.
What experience does she bring?
Kim has three years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including addictions, trauma, grief and intimacy-related issues.
What credentials and location are recorded?
She is recorded with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost work for sessions?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kim?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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