Kerry Atkins, BACP
3 years in practice
Kerry Atkins is a counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom.
License and registration
- BACP
- 408541 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Kerry
Kerry Atkins is a counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom. She has three years of practice helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and concerns such as sleep, eating and self-esteem. Kerry pays attention to the link between body and mind.
She uses breathing exercises, somatic body work and guided meditation alongside talking. Sessions are designed to help people feel heard and to explore how past experiences influence present difficulties.
Background and approach
Her style is warm and steady. Kerry aims to create a calm environment where people can talk about painful subjects without judgement. She also gently challenges patterns that keep people stuck, so change becomes possible in day-to-day life.
She draws on a mix of approaches to shape each session. These include Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centred work. The mix is adapted to each person’s needs rather than applied as a fixed formula.
Kerry is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works in English and offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Getting started requires a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kerry lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kerry names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Working with emotion and action in online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name emotions, and then use those feelings to change unhelpful interaction patterns and personal responses. It can be useful for people who feel overwhelmed by recurrent emotional reactions or who want clearer connection with themselves.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and small, practical steps. It teaches ways to live towards what matters, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present, and suits people dealing with anxiety, low mood or life transitions.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current expectations and trust. This approach helps people understand recurring patterns in relationships and build new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then shape sessions to fit the person's needs, combining elements of these methods where helpful in a collaborative way.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and a face-to-face feel, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins or when writing is easier than speaking. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit around everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Kerry help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, along with relationship and intimacy-related issues and practical concerns like sleep or eating.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and steady, combining empathic listening with gentle challenge and practical exercises to address thoughts, feelings and body sensations.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Kerry has three years of clinical practice working with a broad range of concerns and tailors her approach to each person she meets.
What credential does Kerry hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Kerry?
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