- Trauma informed approach
- Grief and loss support
- Client led sessions
About Kim
Kim Zepler is a humanistic counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She uses a conversational, client-led style that focuses on a person’s experiences and needs. Kim supports people facing relationship strains, grief, anxiety, stress and addictions, among other life challenges.
Her work often addresses loss in many forms, not only bereavement. She helps people cope with separations, moving, changes in health, career transitions and shifts in identity that can leave someone feeling uncertain. She also offers support for trauma, including sudden events and historical abuse.
Kim describes her practice as trauma informed and she is comfortable talking through difficult events such as suicide, serious accidents and illness. She has worked with people impacted by physical, emotional, financial and historical abuse. Sessions are client-led and focused on what matters most to the person who comes for help.
Her approach draws on Person-Centred ideas alongside Gestalt and Transactional Analysis. Small creative exercises and basic mindfulness may be used when they fit the person’s needs. Therapy can be short term or longer work depending on what is helpful.
Kim holds BACP, which identifies her professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space with a sense of humour and real human connection. Choosing to start counselling is a step toward making sense of difficult feelings and finding a clearer way forward.
Her work often addresses loss in many forms, not only bereavement. She helps people cope with separations, moving, changes in health, career transitions and shifts in identity that can leave someone feeling uncertain. She also offers support for trauma, including sudden events and historical abuse.
Kim describes her practice as trauma informed and she is comfortable talking through difficult events such as suicide, serious accidents and illness. She has worked with people impacted by physical, emotional, financial and historical abuse. Sessions are client-led and focused on what matters most to the person who comes for help.
Her approach draws on Person-Centred ideas alongside Gestalt and Transactional Analysis. Small creative exercises and basic mindfulness may be used when they fit the person’s needs. Therapy can be short term or longer work depending on what is helpful.
Kim holds BACP, which identifies her professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space with a sense of humour and real human connection. Choosing to start counselling is a step toward making sense of difficult feelings and finding a clearer way forward.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and following what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard, to explore identity, or to process relationship and life transitions. Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at the impact of traumatic events and supports people to process difficult memories and reactions in a paced way. It is commonly used for bereavement, sudden loss and historical abuse recovery.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The counsellor will work with the person to review needs, goals and preferences and then agree a way of working together. That may mean combining elements from different approaches or adapting exercises to fit the person’s pace.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, travel or caring responsibilities and it can reduce time spent on journeys. It also allows some flexibility in how people engage - for example shorter check-ins on less intense days or using quieter, less visually demanding ways of talking when needed. Registered and accredited professionals, including counsellors using these approaches, can adapt methods so therapy fits everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kim help with?
She supports people with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, addictions and a wide range of life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and client-led. Sessions focus on the person’s experience without advice or personal disclosure from the counsellor.
What relevant experience does she bring?
Kim has three years of practice and works with trauma, sudden loss and historical abuse as part of her trauma-informed approach.
What credential and location information is available?
She holds BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.