Kerry Hyland, BACP

Kerry Hyland is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship or intimacy-related difficulties. She also supports people with addictions, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD and issues linked to ageing and geriatric issues. Kerry works with individuals who are exploring identity and LGBT matters, or coping with life changes such as divorce or career shifts.

Kerry adapts her style to each person. She blends client-centred listening with cognitive and behavioural techniques. Sessions can include mindfulness, practical coping skills, motivational strategies and visualisation tools to suit what the person needs. She aims to build trust quickly and work in a straightforward way.

Her background includes ten years in counselling roles across schools, GP surgery settings and higher education. She has also worked as a mental health recovery worker in community settings for three years. This range of experience informs how she helps people with complex and long-standing difficulties.

Kerry offers short-term work when that fits the aim, and she will also support longer explorations where needed. Her approach is described as warm, grounded and non-judgemental, and she focuses on helping people find their voice again. She also runs bespoke wellbeing workshops alongside her individual practice.

Clients can expect a collaborative, pragmatic way of working where practical steps are paired with reflective conversation. Kerry encourages people to bring the real problems they face and to work at a pace that suits them.

Approaches to online therapy and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to values-led action. It can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with difficult life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connection affects present behaviour; it can be useful for relationship strains, intimacy issues and attachment difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kerry will discuss different methods and try things collaboratively to see what fits your needs, goals and preferences. She adapts techniques from several models rather than using a single fixed method, so treatment can shift as progress is made.

Confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It also makes it possible to continue work if someone has mobility limits or caregiving responsibilities. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor online sessions to focus on skill building, reflective conversation or practical problem-solving depending on what helps most.