Kim Johnson, BACP

Kim Johnson is a counsellor with five years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief and sleep problems. She practises in the United Kingdom and works respectfully and sensitively with each person who reaches out. Her BACP credential is shown as BACP. Her approach is flexible and conversational. Sessions focus on what feels most important to the client right now. She adapts the pace and topics to match each person's needs and goals. Kim uses practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy to help with unhelpful thoughts and routines. She also draws on client-centred methods to keep sessions grounded in the client's own priorities. For relationship and connection issues she integrates emotionally-focused ideas and Imago relationship therapy prompts to help people notice patterns and try new ways of communicating. Mindfulness practices are offered when useful to manage stress and sleep. People come for many reasons including depression, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, career strain, midlife crisis and coping with life changes. Kim also works with concerns such as domestic violence, sexual assault, caregiving stress, cancer-related issues and obsessive or panic symptoms. She aims to make the first steps as straightforward as possible, offering a supportive tone and clear next steps for arranging sessions.

How Kim’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. In practice this looks like reflective listening, open questions and adjusting the conversation to what matters most. It helps when people need a space to make sense of feelings and decisions.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) uses short, practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and routines. It often involves setting small behaviour tasks, testing thoughts and building manageable coping plans for anxiety, depression or sleep problems.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide what methods suit their goals and preferences. That choice is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan can change if something is not helpful.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography did not specify them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or sessions without video for lower bandwidth or less visual focus. Registered or accredited professionals can often offer appointments across time zones, which can help people living outside the UK arrange a suitable time.