Counsellor profile
Kim Zepler, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and trauma
See online counselling options- Person Centred
- Trauma focused
- Creative exercises
About Kim
Counsellor Kim Zepler is a BACP-registered practitioner with three years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, stress and anxiety, and a wide range of life challenges. Kim uses a conversational, person-focused style that keeps the client's experience central to sessions.
She explains humanistic counselling plainly: sessions are for talking through problems without judgement and without the counsellor offering personal opinions or direct advice. Kim describes herself as client-led and aims to follow the topics the client brings. She also integrates elements of Person Centred work, Gestalt and Transactional Analysis when these are helpful.
Kim's practice is trauma informed and she is comfortable working with sudden and traumatic events, including bereavement by suicide, serious accidents and illness. She has experience supporting people after physical, emotional, financial and historical abuse. She also works with issues such as bereavement, separation, identity change, and the large and small losses that alter day-to-day life.
Sessions can include practical exercises and gentle reflective work. Kim may suggest creative activities or simple mindfulness practices if a client is open to them. She describes counselling as sometimes involving gentle challenge and self-enquiry to help people make sense of what they are facing.
Kim aims for a down-to-earth tone in sessions and says she brings a sense of humour alongside careful listening. To begin she asks people to outline their concerns and priorities so the work can be shaped around what matters most to them.
How Kim uses client-centred and trauma-focused work online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the client's experience at the centre. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what the client says, and follows the client's lead. This approach helps with relationship issues, low self-esteem, life changes and ongoing stress.Trauma-Focused Therapy looks directly at traumatic events and their effects. It involves stabilising techniques, paced discussion of difficult memories, and ways to manage strong emotional responses. This can be helpful after abuse, sudden loss or major accidents.
Finding the right combination of approaches is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and review progress as the work continues.
Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking, as these are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, for example by avoiding travel or allowing a shorter check-in during a work break. They can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera, or who need lower bandwidth options. Ask about the practical details when you arrange your first appointment.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she support?
She helps people with relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, stress and anxiety, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, parenting strain, self-esteem and many life changes.
What is her counselling style?
Her style is conversational and client-led. The focus is on the client's experiences rather than on the counsellor giving advice.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she with and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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.