Kim Forbes, BACP

Kim Forbes is an integrative, person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist who combines tailored therapeutic methods with training in life coaching and couples counselling to support people through a wide range of challenges. She works from a collaborative stance, helping individuals and couples explore patterns, values, and goals so they can move toward a more authentic and empowered life.

With five years of clinical experience, Kim addresses issues such as relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, sexuality, anxiety, depression, divorce and pandemic-related anxiety, among others. Her practice also covers intimacy concerns, self-esteem, addictions, parenting stresses, career changes, and compassion fatigue, with additional focus on abandonment and attachment matters, blended family dynamics, body image, codependency, and communication problems.

Kim practices in a warm, empathic and non-judgmental manner, aiming to offer respect and compassion while encouraging clients to take meaningful steps forward. She frames therapy as a partnership - guiding and supporting people as they build coping skills, process loss, repair relationships or find new direction.

Holding the BACP credential - a recognised professional association for counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom - Kim provides care in English and accepts international clients. She invites people who are ready to make a change to take the first step toward a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Kim integrates approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside a person-centred framework. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward what matters most - it can be useful for anxiety, stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current bonds and emotional responses, offering a way to work on trust, intimacy and communication within relationships. Client-centred therapy emphasises empathy, unconditional positive regard and the client-therapist relationship, supporting self-exploration and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Kim works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative process helps shape an individualised plan that can evolve as progress is made.

Online therapy with Kim is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, family and travel. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy schedules and access support from wherever the client is located, while still working with licensed professionals and experienced therapists.