Keith Williams
Experienced person-centred counsellor for change
About Keith
Keith Williams is a BACP counsellor with more than 26 years of experience. He uses a person-centred approach and practical therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and bereavement. He works in straightforward language so people know what to expect in sessions.
He combines Client-Centred work with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness to address immediate difficulties and longer term patterns. Sessions often focus on understanding feelings, changing unhelpful thoughts, and building small habits that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Keith also uses motivational interviewing to support change and psychodynamic ideas to look at deeper patterns when helpful. Keith has worked across social services, bereavement services, night drop-in centres and services for people affected by substance use and enduring mental health problems.
He has provided one-to-one counselling for people with autism spectrum conditions and ADHD, and has supported staff and parents through counselling roles. He also runs independent practice and offers clinical casework supervision to other counsellors. He has delivered training to multi-agency teams for many years and values clear, direct teaching alongside counselling.
His background in bereavement work means he is experienced with grief, loss and end-of-life concerns. He also has long experience supporting people facing relationship, identity and self-esteem difficulties. In sessions Keith aims to create an atmosphere of respectful listening and practical support.
He helps people identify small steps toward change, and works at a pace that suits each person. People can expect a collaborative, steady approach that balances short-term goals with understanding deeper life patterns.
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How Keith works
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Sessions & fees
Combining practical therapies with online access
Keith blends Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people feel heard and then take practical steps to change. Client-Centred Therapy aims to offer empathic listening and respect so clients can find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety, low mood or problematic habits.He also uses Mindfulness techniques to help people manage stress and stay present during difficult moments. Each approach is explained in simple terms and applied to the issues a person brings. Deciding which methods to use is a collaborative process - the therapist will discuss options, try techniques together, and adjust the plan based on the client's goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling practical and flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is helpful. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer written conversation or need to fit counselling around work and other commitments. Many people find online formats reduce travel and make it easier to keep therapy consistent.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
