About Kerry
Kerry Hyland is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on anxiety and related concerns. She offers practical, down-to-earth support for stress, grief, low self-esteem and mood problems. Kerry aims to help people feel steadier and more able to cope with everyday life.
Her style is warm and non-judgemental. Kerry listens first and then adapts methods to the person in front of her. Sessions can include straightforward cognitive work, mindfulness and acceptance-based ideas, or more human-centred conversation to help people find their own answers.
Background and approach
Over a ten year period she has worked in schools, GP surgery settings and in higher education as a university student counsellor. Kerry has also run a independent practice and led wellbeing workshops alongside one-to-one work. That variety has given her experience with a wide range of concerns and backgrounds.
She draws on a mix of evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment perspectives and client-centred theory. The focus is on what will help now - for example reducing anxiety symptoms or improving sleep - rather than on jargon or lengthy programmes.
Kerry is especially interested in supporting people who feel they have lost their voice or agency. She offers practical steps and conversational space so clients can build confidence, improve relationships and tackle problems like trauma, addiction or life transitions at a pace that feels manageable.
Therapeutic approaches suited to online work
Kerry commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then move towards actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and try small behaviour changes. CBT is often used for panic, worry, sleep problems and mood concerns. Kerry pairs these approaches with client-centred listening so sessions stay grounded in what the person wants to achieve.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kerry will discuss goals, try techniques and adjust the plan so therapy fits the client's needs and preferences. The aim is to find practical steps that feel doable rather than imposing a single method.
Online therapy offers a range of ways to work together. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer typed exchanges or want frequent, brief contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, study and family schedules while keeping the focus on achieving steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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