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Kim Zepler

Kim Zepler, BACP

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - relationships and life changes

  • Humanistic conversational approach
  • Trauma informed practice
  • Supports grief and loss

About Kim

Kim Zepler is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of experience. She works with adults facing relationship strain, grief, trauma and many life changes. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, addiction, self-esteem and career concerns, as well as parenting and intimacy issues.

Kim uses a conversational, humanistic style. Sessions put the client's experience first and avoid giving advice or personal opinions. She describes her practice as client-led and trauma informed, so traumatic events and abuse are within her scope of work.

In session she listens closely and helps people talk through what feels confusing or overwhelming. She may introduce simple creative exercises or brief mindfulness when these seem useful. Her approach draws mainly on Client-Centred ideas alongside Trauma-Focused thinking to help with processing difficult experiences.

Kim often supports people dealing with loss beyond bereavement, including relationship breakdowns, changes in health, role changes and major life transitions. She also works with issues such as ADHD, bipolar and depression where these are part of the person's concerns.

Her practical style can include gentle challenge and reflective questions to help people make sense of their feelings. Sessions can be short or longer term depending on the person. To begin, clients are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches shape online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client brings. It helps people clarify values, decisions and feelings by using a non-directive, conversational stance. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and processing responses to traumatic events, and can help with grief, abuse and sudden loss.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs together with the client and agree which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can include checking in and adjusting the approach as sessions progress.

Confirm which online session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and health demands. It can allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time and make attending from a quieter location simpler. Registered or accredited professionals can use these practical benefits to help sessions fit into everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with adults on relationship strain, grief, trauma, anxiety, stress, addictions and life changes including career concerns and parenting issues.

How would she approach someone feeling stuck in life?

Her style is conversational and client led. She listens, asks reflective questions and can use creative exercises or brief mindfulness to help clarify what matters.

What experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom and describes her practice as trauma informed.

What credential does she hold and where does she practise?

She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.

How do fees work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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