- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Kimberley
Kimberley Wheeler is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. She works with parents and adults dealing with relationship worries, self-esteem struggles, trauma, and the strain of caregiving. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at making talking about difficult things feel manageable.
Kim has four years of professional experience and has supported people through cancer-related distress and suicide bereavement. Those roles gave her direct experience of intense loss, complex emotions, and the practical pressures that come with illness and caring roles.
Background and approach
She uses that background to offer steady support rather than quick fixes. Sessions are built around a client-centred style. That means the person’s own views and goals shape each conversation.
Kimberley listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people notice choices and next steps that feel achievable. She may draw on other techniques when they fit a person’s needs. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including parenting, career pressures, ADHD, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue.
She also supports people with attachment, adoption and foster care questions, blended family issues, and body image concerns. Kimberley aims to make the therapy space one where people can explore practical strategies alongside emotional understanding. People who choose Kimberley can expect a warm, non-judgemental tone and sessions that move at their pace.
She encourages honest conversation about difficulties and focuses on helping clients find clearer ways forward in everyday life.
What Kimberley works with
Everything Kimberley lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kimberley helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberley lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How client-centred therapy adapts to online sessions
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. In practice that means the counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what she hears, and helps the person identify their own goals. This approach suits issues like anxiety, grief, self-esteem and relationship concerns because it centres the client’s experience and priorities.Kimberley also works in a humanistic way that emphasises empathy and presence. That means sessions aim to make people feel heard and supported while they make sense of difficult feelings. Using that style online can help people process life changes, parenting challenges and the emotional impact of caregiving.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as needs and goals become clearer. This exploration is shared rather than imposed, and change is paced to what the client can manage.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are useful for a conversation that feels close to face-to-face, phone sessions are handy when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit short check-ins or when typing is easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life, while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional understanding.
Questions people ask about Kimberley
What issues does Kimberley help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem and parenting concerns, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centred, so conversations follow the client’s priorities and pace, with reflective listening and collaborative goal-setting.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Kimberley has four years’ experience and has worked with people affected by cancer and with a suicide bereavement group, giving practical experience of intense loss and caregiving stress.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for online sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kimberley?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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