Kim O'Brien

Kim O'Brien is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. Kim aims to create a warm place where someone can talk things through and begin to make sense of what feels overwhelming.

She takes a straightforward approach that recognises each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer understanding rather than jargon. Kim listens for strengths and resources clients already have, then helps them use those strengths to cope with difficult moments.

Her background includes work with relationship and family difficulties as well as parenting and anger challenges. She also supports people struggling with body image, eating concerns, attachment and abandonment worries, and substance problems. This range means she often helps people untangle patterns that repeat across different parts of life.

Therapeutic work may draw on client-centred conversations, cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic ideas about past patterns, and trauma-focused ways of addressing distress. Kim aims to tailor the approach to each person’s needs and pace. The emphasis is on practical change and clearer understanding.

Starting therapy is framed as a collaboration. Kim helps set realistic goals and checks in regularly about progress. She invites anyone who is ready to take the next step to begin the short matching process and arrange a session.

How Kim uses therapy approaches online

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and helping people feel heard. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what they say, and helps them use their own strengths to move forward. This approach can be useful for stress, relationship worries, and self-esteem concerns.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behaviour that keep problems going. Work typically includes practical exercises and ways to change unhelpful thinking. CBT is often used for anxiety, addictive behaviours, and mood difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust the plan as needed. This is a collaborative process where the client's preferences guide which ideas are used.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking. Confirm the specific formats offered and how scheduling works. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed, while still focusing on goals and practical change.