About Kerry
Kerry Atkins is a counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom. She has three years of experience and helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and concerns connected to LGBT identity. Kerry also supports people facing sleep and eating difficulties, low self-esteem, anger, and major life changes.
Her ways of working draw on several therapy approaches chosen to suit each person.
Background and approach
Sessions often include breathing exercises, simple body-focused work and guided meditation to help reconnect mind and body. Kerry aims to create a calm and non-judgemental space where people can say how they feel without pressure. She describes the start of therapy as a vulnerable step and focuses on steady, practical support.
Kerry will listen to what matters to the person and gently challenge unhelpful patterns that get in the way of daily life. Therapy sessions look at past experiences and their effect on current difficulties while building skills to manage feelings between sessions. Kerry places importance on a warm, resilient therapeutic relationship.
She works with each person to set clear goals and checks in as progress is made. People seeking help are invited to take the next step when they feel ready. Kerry is registered with BACP, which is recorded as a professional credential.
Sessions are conducted in English and she works from the UK.
What Kerry works with
Everything Kerry lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Kerry is listed here; the rest shows what else Kerry works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kerry lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and to make valued choices that fit the life they want. It is often used for anxiety, stress and low mood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression and sleeping issues. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current ways of relating and can help with trust, intimacy and family-related difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process may mean blending techniques over time as progress is reviewed.
Session formats are not specified in the original profile, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in between other commitments. It also lets people try different ways of working, such as breath and somatic exercises, in their day-to-day setting while still getting guidance from a registered or accredited professional.
Questions people ask about Kerry
What concerns does Kerry commonly work with?
Kerry supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, and LGBT-related concerns among other difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She offers a warm, non-judgemental approach that combines listening with practical tools such as breathing exercises, somatic body work and guided meditation.
What is her professional background?
Kerry has three years of experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist and draws on a mix of therapy methods to suit each person.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is recorded as BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kerry?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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