Kerry Hooper, BACP

Kerry Hooper is a practising counsellor based in the United Kingdom with an honours degree in counselling and registration with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She is also training as a psychologist, bringing both academic grounding and developing psychological insight to her therapeutic work.

Kerry believes that counselling should be accessible to anyone who wants or needs it, and she creates a supportive space where people can explore what is happening in their lives. Her sessions prioritize the client’s pace and perspective, offering practical support and attentive listening to help identify ways forward. Kerry aims to help clients articulate their concerns and build confidence in making changes, whatever the size of the issue.

She has worked with people facing bereavement, depression, anxiety, confidence and self-esteem challenges, suicidal thoughts, relationship difficulties, workplace stress, and issues affecting the LGBTQ community, among others. Her practice also engages with a wide range of life transitions and emotional struggles, including grief, addiction, trauma, intimacy-related concerns, and caregiving stresses.

Kerry encourages those who are nervous or uncertain about starting therapy to take that first step. She offers compassionate support throughout the process and will work alongside clients to find approaches that fit their needs and goals.

Client-Centered and Solution-Focused Support Online

Kerry uses client-centered and solution-focused approaches to guide online work in a practical, collaborative way. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the individual’s experience - the therapist provides empathic listening and acceptance so the client can explore feelings, build self-understanding, and find internal resources to cope with stress, grief, identity concerns, and relationship issues.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying concrete goals and small, achievable steps toward those goals. This approach is useful for managing anxiety, improving self-esteem, resolving specific relationship or work-related problems, and developing coping strategies for life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kerry works together with each person to select methods that align with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the focus as progress is made and priorities shift.

Online therapy with Kerry is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations and to continue work through changes in daily life, while keeping the practical benefits of regular, consistent sessions.