Kathleen Kingsley-Hughes, BACP

Kathleen Kingsley-Hughes is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction and life transitions. She works with issues including parenting changes, ageing and geriatric issues, relationship worries, sleep problems and low self-esteem. Kathleen aims to meet each person with warmth, patience and non-judgemental acceptance.

She practises in a person-centred way, putting the client’s experience at the heart of sessions and helping people discover their own strengths. Kathleen also uses mindfulness and compassion-focused ideas to build self-kindness. Clients who have experienced trauma or long-term distress may work with approaches that gently address body sensations and present-moment experience.

Kathleen blends talking and experiential work. She may invite attention to bodily sensations, guided attention to thoughts and simple mindfulness exercises. This helps people notice patterns, find new responses and learn kinder ways of relating to themselves.

Her background includes six years working in therapeutic roles and a BACP registration, which reflects her professional membership. She has experience supporting people through midlife changes, empty nest adjustment, and ageing-related concerns.

Alongside counselling, Kathleen offers coaching for wellbeing, creativity and life goals. She also teaches trauma-sensitive mindfulness and self-compassion practices, and draws on somatic methods when helpful.

To begin, she encourages a gentle, exploratory approach so people can feel what therapy might be like. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps that fit each person’s situation and aims.

How Kathleen’s approaches work in online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting. It looks at patterns in relationships and helps people try new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.

Client-centred therapy puts your experience at the centre. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps you find your own solutions, which can be useful for low self-esteem, life transitions and decision-making.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical strategies for anxiety, sleep problems and mood, such as testing unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathleen will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try different ways of working until something fits. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as needs change.

If you prefer remote sessions, check the session formats available before booking. Confirming options helps you plan how therapy will fit into your week and your routines. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caring duties, reduce travel time and allow gentle check-ins on difficult days. For practical arrangements, please confirm current session options when you start the process.