Kathleen Kingsley-Hughes

• Stress and anxiety
• Mindfulness practice
• Attachment work

About Kathleen

Kathleen Kingsley-Hughes works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and many life changes using person-centred ways of working. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has six years' clinical experience.

Kathleen places the client at the centre of sessions. She listens without judgement and aims to help people understand their patterns. Conversations focus on what is happening now, and what practical steps might help with everyday problems like sleep, motivation or low mood.

She combines person-centred practice with approaches that include attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. These methods are used to notice how thoughts, feelings and body sensations connect, and to try out small changes that can make daily life easier.

Kathleen also offers hypnotherapy and approaches that work with the body’s felt sense, such as Hakomi and Focusing-oriented work. These can be helpful when emotions are stored in the body or when someone wants to access intuition and inner experience.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including parenting adjustments, ageing and midlife change, relationship and communication issues, addiction and compassion fatigue. She also works with people exploring identity and LGBT issues, and with those affected by chronic illness or caregiving stress.

Clients are supported to bring more mindfulness into their lives and to develop kinder self-relating. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session, after which practical steps and longer term plans can be discussed.

How therapeutic approaches work in online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and how early experiences shape current ways of connecting; it helps when relationship patterns, trust or separation issues cause distress. Client-centred counselling puts the person’s experience first and uses reflective listening to help people make sense of difficult feelings and choices. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offer practical steps to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The counsellor will work collaboratively with the client to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That may mean starting with one approach and adding others over time as needs change.

Practical benefits of remote working include fitting sessions around work or caring duties and reducing travel time. Please check which session formats are currently offered before booking, as options are not specified here. Many people find online sessions make it easier to keep regular appointments and to try out new ways of working while continuing everyday commitments.

Topics Kathleen lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Hypnotherapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Kathleen

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She addresses stress, anxiety and related issues such as sleep problems and low motivation.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers person-centred counselling alongside attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques, hypnotherapy and mindfulness methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of experience working in counselling and related therapies.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.

Can I have sessions in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What formats are available for sessions?

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees and payments handled?

Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.