Kim O'Brien, BACP, NCPS

Kim O'Brien is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction issues, trauma and abuse, and grief. Kim aims to create a warm space where people can talk things through and begin to make changes that matter to them.

Kim believes people know their own stories and have strengths to draw on. She combines that belief with practical conversation and gentle challenge. Sessions focus on what a person needs right now and on realistic steps forward.

Her practice also covers relationship and intimacy-related concerns, family and parenting issues, eating and body image worries, and managing anger. Additional areas include attachment and abandonment issues, feelings of emptiness, and problems with communication or commitment. Kim also supports people facing divorce, separation, domestic violence, and substance addiction.

Kim uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on client-centred work to follow the person's priorities, cognitive behavioural ideas to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, psychodynamic thinking to look at patterns that repeat, and trauma-focused methods for those affected by past harm.

She works in English and accepts international clients. To start, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Sessions sit on a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Approaches used in online counselling

Kim uses client-centred work which focuses on the person's own goals and experiences. This approach means the therapist listens closely and follows what the person brings to each session, helping them build on their strengths and make decisions that feel right.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT offers practical ways to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviours, which can help with anxiety, stress and some addictive patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, ways of working and what feels useful, adjusting methods over time to fit the person's needs and preferences.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also means people can access support from different locations, including international clients, while the therapist and client agree the most suitable way to meet.