Kerry Atkins, BACP
Kerry Atkins is a counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing depression, anxiety and stress.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Kerry
Kerry Atkins is a counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing depression, anxiety and stress. She draws on three years of clinical experience to provide calm, practical help. Kerry aims to make that first step feel less daunting for anyone who is nervous about starting therapy.
Her work covers grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and a wide range of everyday struggles such as sleep problems, eating worries and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also addresses parenting pressures, career stress, compassion fatigue and aspects of neurodiversity such as autism and ADHD. Kerry lists LGBT and family issues among her focus areas as well. Kerry uses a mix of approaches to meet each person’s needs.
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas and emotionally focused methods with attachment-informed thinking. Practical tools such as breathing exercises, gentle somatic work and guided meditation often appear in sessions. Sessions are intended to be collaborative.
Kerry listens first and helps people notice how past experiences shape current feelings. Then she offers small, achievable challenges and strategies to build resilience and clearer choices day to day. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Kerry works with adults by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. For those ready to begin, she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule their first session.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 408541 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Kerry works with
Everything Kerry lists, 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 counselling
- 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 lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kerry works collaboratively to test which methods fit a person’s goals, needs and preferences. She listens to what matters most, adjusts techniques over time, and encourages clients to give feedback about what helps.
Online therapy with Kerry uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller, face-to-face feeling. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or need flexible, ongoing contact between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into everyday life.
Frequently asked
What kinds of issues does Kerry help with?
Kerry supports people with depression, anxiety and stress as well as grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps with sleep and eating difficulties, low self-esteem, parenting pressures and career stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She works in a collaborative and gentle way, listening first then offering practical exercises and small challenges. Sessions include breath work, somatic techniques and guided meditation alongside talking.
What is her background and experience?
Kerry has three years of clinical experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the United Kingdom. Her own experience of therapy shapes her person-centred approach.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and Kerry is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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