About Kay
Kay Holdsworth is a counsellor and psychotherapist who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She uses straightforward tools so clients can start making changes quickly. Kay draws on practical techniques to build confidence and better day-to-day coping skills.
Kay trained with a postgraduate certificate in counselling and psychotherapy in 2017 and holds BACP registration. She has five years of professional experience supporting people with low mood, anxiety and motivation. Her background includes roles as a student counsellor and wellbeing practitioner at a UK university, plus community courses on mindfulness and relaxation.
Background and approach
Her approach mixes talking therapy with practical exercises. Sessions often include breathing techniques, guided relaxations and journalling tasks to try between appointments. Kay also uses creative methods when they suit a client’s goals and learning style.
Clients can expect a collaborative process. Kay encourages honesty about what helps and what does not, and she will suggest small experiments to test new ways of coping. The emphasis is on real-life changes rather than abstract discussion.
She has led group courses such as a seven-week Head Space programme and a mental health drop-in called Peaceful Minds. That group and her course work inform how she supports people to build steady routines and calmer habits. Sessions are offered by appointment, including some evening times.
Kay works with people who want practical strategies to feel less stuck and to regain confidence in their choices.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them, and then take steps that match their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the work, offering empathy and non-judgemental listening to help people find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then adapt methods over time. That collaborative process helps match techniques to each person’s situation rather than using a fixed method from the start.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for deeper work and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while still using ACT, CBT or client-centred exercises in sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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