Counsellor profile
Adam Sutton-King, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred
- Grief and loss
- Self esteem work
About Adam
Counsellor and BACP registered, Adam Sutton-King has five years' experience working with stress, anxiety, relationships, family matters, grief and related issues. He works with people facing low mood, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue and challenges around intimacy and identity. Sessions are offered in English and he practises in the United Kingdom.
Adam uses a client-centred approach that starts from the person's own experience. He listens, reflects and gently challenges where helpful. Conversations in sessions are paced to what each person feels able to bring and led by the concerns they want to talk about.
He regularly helps people think through relationship patterns, communication problems and family of origin issues. That includes separation, blended family tensions, infidelity and commitment worries. He also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment and isolation or loneliness.
Adam can also work with grief, guilt and shame, and with the emotional strain that comes from caregiving and compassion fatigue. He shares relevant information when it helps understanding, and he encourages clients to spot their own strengths as part of making changes.
Sessions rely on open, respectful conversation rather than advice-giving. The focus is on helping people name what is difficult, understand it better and decide on next steps that feel realistic. To begin, people use the site matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Client-centred approaches and online counselling
Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without directing the outcome, reflects what is said and follows the pace set by the client. This approach suits issues such as low self-esteem, relationship patterns and emotional distress where exploring personal meaning matters.Adam uses this way of working to help people make sense of their feelings and choices. He shares information when it is useful and offers gentle challenge to help people notice patterns. Deciding which approach to use is part of the work and is done together, based on the person’s needs, goals and preferences.
Practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions around work and family commitments and reducing travel time. If you want to use online sessions, confirm the exact formats available when you book, as the biography does not list session types. Therapists and registered or accredited professionals can then agree a format that suits timing, access and how you prefer to communicate.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does he help with most often?
He works with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. He also addresses grief, intimacy issues, self-esteem and compassion fatigue.
What is his therapeutic style?
He practises client-centred therapy, focusing on listening, reflection and gentle challenge. Sessions are led by what the person wishes to discuss.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of professional experience working in counselling roles. That experience includes work with relational and emotional concerns.
Which professional body is he a member of?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP in his details.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted. He works with people located in the United Kingdom.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees are confirmed during the sign-up process.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.