Kathleen Kingsley-Hughes , BACP

Kathleen Kingsley-Hughes approaches therapy with warmth, patience, and a steady respect for each person she meets. She creates a calm, nonjudgemental space where clients are invited to explore their experience at their own pace, and she draws on a variety of methods to tailor work to individual needs.

Kathleen's practice is rooted in a person-centered stance, which places the client in the driving seat while she accompanies them as a supportive, curious partner. She believes people hold important strengths and personal knowledge of their own lives, and she helps clients notice and build on those resources to address the patterns that cause distress.

A central theme of her work is cultivating self-compassion and mindful presence. She supports people in developing kinder relationships with themselves, learning to recognise emotional and bodily signals, and finding more ease in daily life and relationships. Kathleen also offers trauma-focused approaches when needed, assisting those who have experienced childhood trauma or other traumatic events to process and move forward.

Her experience includes helping people with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, sleep difficulties, low self-esteem, motivation and confidence, and challenges related to family, relationships and midlife transitions. She works with parents facing separation or empty-nest adjustments, people from military or emergency services backgrounds, and older adults exploring meaning and wellbeing in later life. Kathleen enjoys both longer-term therapeutic work and coaching-oriented support for clients seeking practical accountability and creative growth.

In addition to counselling and coaching, she teaches trauma-sensitive mindfulness and self-compassion practices and is a Certified Hakomi practitioner, using body-focused awareness to uncover new possibilities for change. She holds BACP accreditation, indicating membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Kathleen draws on client-centered work to create a respectful, accepting environment in which the client leads the pace and direction of therapy. This approach helps people who want to build self-awareness, increase confidence, and make sense of personal patterns by focusing on their own goals and perspectives.

Attachment-based work examines how early relationships shape current ways of relating to others and to oneself. It can be helpful for people struggling with relationship difficulties, attachment wounds, or challenges around trust and closeness, offering ways to develop more secure and satisfying connections.

Mindfulness therapy encourages present-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations and supports learning kinder, more skillful responses to stress, grief, anxiety and ongoing emotional pain. Practices can help clients bring more calm and clarity into everyday life and relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kathleen works with clients to understand their needs, goals and preferences and will suggest tailored ways of working while remaining flexible to change as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging - making it easier to fit support around work, family and other commitments. These options help people access consistent, professional help from licensed professionals and therapists without needing to travel, while preserving continuity of care.