Kim Zepler, BACP

Kim Zepler is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage relationships, grief, stress, anxiety and other everyday struggles. She uses a conversational, human-centred style that focuses on each person’s experience and needs. Her practice is informed by trauma work and aims to provide a calm space to talk through difficult moments.

Kim works with issues like loss that go beyond bereavement - for example friendship breakups, family estrangement, moving, changes in health, or shifts in identity after job change or children leaving home. She also supports people facing addiction, bipolar and depression, parenting pressures, sleep and eating difficulties, and the practical frustrations of communication and control problems.

Her style is client-led and non-judgemental. Sessions are about what the person brings, not about giving advice or sharing the counsellor’s personal opinions. Kim blends Person-Centred ideas with Gestalt and Transactional Analysis approaches and can include creative exercises or simple mindfulness if they might help.

Her practice is trauma-informed, so she is comfortable talking through sudden or distressing events, and work can include gentle, challenging self-enquiry where useful. Therapy can be short or longer term depending on the needs and goals the person brings.

Kim holds BACP as a credential. She aims to make sessions approachable and human, bringing a down-to-earth tone and a sense of humour alongside steady listening and practical reflection.

How these approaches can work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping the person find their own answers. It works well for concerns about self‑esteem, life changes and everyday stress because the counsellor follows the client’s lead and reflects what they hear.

Trauma-Focused Therapy involves careful attention to past distressing events and how they affect daily life now. It aims to help a person make sense of difficult memories and reduce their ongoing impact, which can be useful for people who have experienced abuse, sudden loss or other traumatic events.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Kim treats it as a collaboration. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and together they decide what feels most helpful. This may mean starting with a client-led conversational style and introducing trauma-focused techniques or creative exercises if needed.

Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier, for example by avoiding travel and allowing appointments during breaks or between commitments. If you prefer shorter check-ins or sessions that do not require video, confirm available formats before booking. Always check the current session options so you know what will work best for your routine.