Kim Smith , BACP

Kim Smith is a BACP registered therapist with a degree in Integrative-Relational Counselling, bringing a grounded and experienced presence to each session. She has undertaken additional training in grief and bereavement, which enhances her ability to support people navigating loss and profound sadness.

Kim works with adults across the age spectrum as well as with young people aged 16 and over, offering a warm, calm and steady environment where clients can share, reflect and explore what is troubling them. Her practice emphasizes creating a sense of safety that allows difficult material to be brought into the therapeutic space.

As an integrative practitioner she draws on multiple therapeutic theories and methods, tailoring the work to fit each person's unique needs rather than applying a single technique. At the centre of her approach is a belief in the healing potential of the therapeutic relationship and in the client as the expert of their own story. Kim supports people to identify and build on their existing strengths as they work through challenges and changes in their lives.

Integrative-relational care through online therapy

Kim practices from an integrative-relational perspective, which blends useful elements from different therapeutic models into a tailored approach that meets each person's needs. This method focuses on the relationship between therapist and client as a vehicle for change and helps with a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties.

She also offers grief and bereavement-informed support, drawing on specialized training to help people process loss, adjust to life changes, and find ways to cope with strong emotions that arise after bereavement.

Choosing the right therapeutic style is part of the work itself, and Kim approaches this collaboratively. She will listen to a client's goals, preferences and concerns, then together they will decide which approaches and techniques are most likely to help.

Online therapy with Kim is available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. These options offer flexibility for people balancing work, family or other commitments, and make it easier to access licensed professionals and therapists from the comfort of one’s own setting when in-person sessions are not possible.