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Kylie Stark

Kylie Stark, BACP

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - Guilt and shame, relationships

  • Attachment focus
  • Client-centred
  • CBT techniques

About Kylie

Kylie Stark is a BACP therapist based in the United Kingdom with 13 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties, and also supports those dealing with trauma, grief and self-esteem concerns. Kylie lists guilt and shame among the issues she focuses on, along with parenting and career changes.

Kylie uses an integrative approach that draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). In practical terms this means she listens to what matters to the person and uses methods that suit their situation. Sessions are conversational and aim to identify patterns that keep problems repeating.

She pays attention to relationships from the past and present to understand how they affect current feelings and behaviour. That can be useful when someone is struggling with abandonment, attachment issues, codependency or intimacy-related concerns. CBT techniques are used to help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful thinking styles.

Kylie also supports people with family problems, caregiver stress, body image or eating-related concerns, and issues linked to control, dependency or antisocial personality patterns. Her background includes helping people cope with life changes such as divorce, career shifts and parenting stress.

Practical conversations about goals and next steps are part of the work. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the site.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships influence feelings and behaviour. Online sessions can be used to map these relationship patterns and to try new ways of relating within conversation and role-play. Client-Centred Therapy concentrates on listening and reflecting what matters to the client so they can find their own solutions; this often looks like open discussion and careful questions to clarify values and goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests them with practical exercises and small behavioural changes, which can be planned and reviewed in remote sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then suggest which methods to use. That decision is collaborative and can change as the work proceeds.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins can fit a work break, video calls let people use faces and facial cues, and phone sessions need less bandwidth. Registered and accredited professionals can use these options to help people keep therapy consistent with everyday routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma, grief, self-esteem and guilt and shame among other areas.

How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?

She combines attachment work and CBT to look at how past relationships shape current self-judgement and to practise different ways of thinking and responding.

How much experience does she have?

She has 13 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered in English and 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 session formats.

How are costs handled?

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

How do I begin booking a first session?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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

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