Kim Poyser
Calm, practical support for life changes
About Kim
Kim Poyser helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and depression. She supports those facing life changes, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy or eating concerns. Kim also works with issues such as self-esteem, anger, bipolar symptoms and challenges related to parenting and family dynamics.
She brings five years of professional counselling experience from her independent practice. Before that she spent two decades in social care supporting young people and vulnerable adults, and worked in pastoral support within further and higher education.
Background and approach
Her background includes roles with Barnardo's and as an online counsellor for Childline. Kim is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, listed as BACP. She has completed workshops and training on topics including suicide, self-harm and broader mental health concerns.
She is DBS checked and holds professional insurance. In sessions she adopts a person-centred way of working, focusing on the client’s own experience and priorities. She also uses solution-focused techniques to help people find practical steps forward and build on what already helps them.
Her style is respectful, sensitive and straightforward. Kim tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. She aims to make the first steps into therapy as manageable as possible and encourages people to take things at their own pace.
What Kim works with
How Kim works
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Sessions & fees
How Kim uses client-centred and solution-focused work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person rather than on labels. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what you say and helps you find your own answers. This approach can help when someone needs understanding, emotional support or a clearer sense of themselves.Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical changes that make a real difference. Sessions concentrate on what already works and build simple steps to reach your goals. It is useful for tackling specific problems like anxiety, relationship friction or coping with life changes.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Kim treats therapy as a collaboration and will help you decide which approach feels most useful. Together you will review progress and adjust methods to fit your needs and preferences.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions suit those with low bandwidth or who prefer no camera, and live chat or text messaging are good for quick check-ins or when typing helps you express yourself. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping a consistent schedule.
| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
