About Kim
Kim Forbes is a BACP-registered counsellor working in the United Kingdom. She brings five years of experience to her work and aims to help people move toward a more authentic life. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she focuses on reducing fear and anxiety so people can live more fully.
Kim blends person-centred ways of working with practical therapy methods. She often draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people choose values-based action.
Background and approach
Attachment-based thinking and emotionally focused conversations also feature in her practice when exploring close relationships and intimacy. Sessions are offered in English and Kim is able to work with people from different locations, including international clients. She uses a counselling style that is empathic and non-judgemental.
People can expect straightforward listening, gentle challenge and practical tools they can use between sessions. Kim has experience helping with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, body image and issues linked to sexuality and LGBT matters.
Additional areas she addresses include addictions, sleep problems, career strain and coping with major life changes. Her work often covers attachment and abandonment issues, communication and commitment problems, codependency and blended family tensions. Kim encourages small, achievable steps and partners with each person to build clearer choices and stronger coping over time.
What Kim works with
Everything Kim lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Kim is listed here; the rest shows what else Kim works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- 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 problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kim lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Kim's approaches can work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on past and present relationship patterns to improve trust, communication and intimacy in close relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kim will collaborate with each person to decide which methods best match their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques together and adjusting the plan as needs change rather than choosing a single path up front.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into busy lives, for example by avoiding travel, allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break or offering a quieter setting at home. Online work can make it simpler to continue therapy across moves or international locations, and it supports regular, consistent meetings while people balance everyday responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Kim
What problems does Kim commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. Kim also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, body image and issues connected to sexuality and LGBT matters.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred, empathic and non-judgemental. Sessions combine listening with practical suggestions and gentle challenge.
How much experience does she have?
Kim has five years of professional experience working as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
Yes, she accepts international clients and is able to work with people in different locations.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. You can then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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