Counsellor profile
Kay Vickers, BACP, NCPS
Counsellor - relationships and parenting
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- Relationship difficulties
- Parenting strain
- Anxiety and stress
About Kay
Kay Vickers is a counsellor registered with BACP and NCPS with 12 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She supports adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, grief and other life changes. Kay also works with people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep or eating difficulties, anger and career-related stress.
Her way of working is down-to-earth and straightforward. She listens and helps people talk through what matters to them. Sessions focus on identifying what keeps problems going and on practical steps to change day-to-day patterns.
Kay draws on several evidence-based approaches, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioural tools, dialectical behaviour strategies, client-centred ways of working and aspects of the Gottman Method. She uses these to help people build coping skills, improve communication and manage difficult emotions.
She is used to helping those who feel stuck after separation, betrayal or family conflict. Kay also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, commitment struggles, jealousy and impulsivity. Her work covers both immediate coping and thinking about longer-term relationship patterns.
People who come for sessions can expect a collaborative conversation. The therapist helps set practical goals and tries out strategies together. Kay also pays attention to how work and parenting pressures affect daily life and decision making, and offers tools to reduce overwhelm and regain clearer choices.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and remote working
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-led action rather than getting stuck trying to avoid feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Client-Centred Therapy places the person and their experience at the heart of the work, using reflective listening and collaboration to help people make sense of their situation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and will adapt methods as needs become clearer. That collaborative process helps decide whether ACT, CBT, client-centred techniques or combinations are the best fit.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins at a break in the day and avoid needing to be on camera if that helps. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor online sessions to practical needs while focusing on skills for managing emotions, improving communication and coping with parenting and relationship pressures.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, trauma and related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative, using listening and practical strategies rather than jargon.
How long has she been practising?
She has 12 years of experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Will sessions be available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.