- Warm conversational style
- Trauma informed care
- Client led sessions
About Kim
Kim Zepler is a counsellor who helps people facing relationship strain, loss, anxiety and stress. She works with issues such as grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, low self-esteem, and challenges linked to health, parenting and career changes. Kim uses a conversational, person-centred way of working so clients set the pace and topics for sessions.
Her background is humanistic counselling and she holds BACP, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has three years of practice experience in the United Kingdom and describes her style as warm and non-judgemental. The first meetings focus on understanding a person’s experience and what they hope to change.
Kim’s practice is trauma informed and she is comfortable talking about sudden or upsetting events such as bereavement, suicide, illness and serious accidents. She also supports people dealing with losses that are not bereavement - for example family estrangement, major life transitions, and changes in health or role.
Her approach is client-led and draws on Client-Centred Therapy along with Trauma-Focused principles. Kim may include creative exercises and simple mindfulness when these suit a person’s needs. Sessions can be shorter or longer term depending on what a client and Kim agree will best help.
She aims to offer a humane, down-to-earth space where people can explore feelings and make sense of difficult events. Her style includes gentle challenge alongside encouragement and occasional humour.
Her background is humanistic counselling and she holds BACP, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has three years of practice experience in the United Kingdom and describes her style as warm and non-judgemental. The first meetings focus on understanding a person’s experience and what they hope to change.
Kim’s practice is trauma informed and she is comfortable talking about sudden or upsetting events such as bereavement, suicide, illness and serious accidents. She also supports people dealing with losses that are not bereavement - for example family estrangement, major life transitions, and changes in health or role.
Her approach is client-led and draws on Client-Centred Therapy along with Trauma-Focused principles. Kim may include creative exercises and simple mindfulness when these suit a person’s needs. Sessions can be shorter or longer term depending on what a client and Kim agree will best help.
She aims to offer a humane, down-to-earth space where people can explore feelings and make sense of difficult events. Her style includes gentle challenge alongside encouragement and occasional humour.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English
How Kim’s approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The therapist listens without judgement and follows what matters most to the client, which helps with feelings of low self-worth, relationship problems and life transitions.Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and reducing the impact of traumatic events. It involves careful, paced conversations and techniques to help people process distressing memories and cope with intense reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kim will work collaboratively to identify what feels most helpful based on a person’s needs, goals and what they prefer. Together they will review how sessions are going and change direction if something isn’t working.
Confirm the available session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people attend from different parts of the UK without changing therapist. Ask about the practical arrangements when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions fit into daily life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kim commonly help with?
She supports people with relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress, addictions, low self-esteem and life changes including health challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is conversational and client led, focusing on the person’s experience without giving advice or sharing personal opinions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Kim has three years of practice experience and describes her practice as trauma informed, working with both sudden events and longer term difficulties.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not work with international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.