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Kimberley Wheeler

Kimberley Wheeler, BACP

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - grief and anxiety support

  • Client-centred approach
  • Grief and bereavement
  • Stress and anxiety

About Kimberley

Kimberley Wheeler is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works with common difficulties such as stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes, and lists guilt and shame among her relevant concerns. Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.

Kim uses a humanistic, client-centred approach. In conversation she focuses on listening and understanding, then helps people name feelings and consider practical next steps. She describes the client as the expert on their own life and frames her role as someone who supports people to find their own answers.

Her background includes supporting people affected by cancer through Macmillan and working with a suicide bereavement group. Those experiences inform how she responds to grief, illness, and the kinds of intense emotion that follow loss. She draws on that work when people bring complex or painful history into sessions.

Kim can integrate techniques from other therapies where helpful, while remaining rooted in a client-centred stance. That means sessions are conversational and paced to the person. Practical concerns such as coping skills, communication issues, relationship strain and work stress shape the focus of many meetings.

People often come with worries about attachment, abandonment, or past trauma. Kim lists a wide range of focus areas including ADHD, body image and caregiver stress. Conversations can cover intimacy-related problems, parenting strains, career pressures and issues tied to identity and LGBT concerns.

Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and scheduling options. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange a first session via the provided online booking flow.

Client-centred approaches and online sessions

Kim uses a client-centred approach which means sessions focus on listening, reflecting and following what matters most to the person. This way of working helps with emotional concerns such as grief, anxiety, self-esteem and feelings like guilt or shame by putting the client's experience at the centre.

She also draws on humanistic ideas from her work supporting people affected by cancer and bereavement. That background supports work with strong emotions and life transitions, and it influences how she responds to loss, caregiver stress and illness-related distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberley will collaborate with each client to decide what methods best match their needs, goals and preferences. That may mean keeping a conversational client-centred core while using other techniques as useful, agreed together.

Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy schedule and making it easier to attend from different locations. The original biography does not state which session formats are offered, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online meetings can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and help people maintain continuity of care alongside work or family responsibilities.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and related topics including guilt and shame.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is humanistic and client-centred, focusing on listening, understanding and helping people find their own answers in conversation.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of experience working as a counsellor, including roles supporting people affected by cancer and a suicide bereavement group.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is BACP registered and practises in the United Kingdom.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.

What session formats can I expect?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I do to start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking flow.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

Kimberley WheelerBACP

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