Kim McCloskey
Supportive therapist for stress and trauma
About Kim
Kim McCloskey uses a blend of practical talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. She draws on 15 years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom and offers straightforward, respectful care. Kim aims to make early sessions feel manageable and clear for someone under pressure.
Her background includes teaching counselling and working as a lecturer, which shapes the way she explains ideas and sets achievable goals.
Background and approach
Kim adapts conversations to each person's situation and listens for what matters most in day-to-day life. She focuses on building coping skills and clearer thinking rather than long technical explanations. Sessions often combine gentle, client-led discussion with practical strategies from cognitive behavioural approaches.
When emotions run high, techniques from emotionally-focused and dialectical work help people notice and respond differently to difficult feelings. Hypnotherapy is also available where a person prefers that route. Kim has supported people through trauma, abuse, grief and loss, and issues linked to chronic pain, illness and disability.
She also helps with self-esteem, fertility-related distress, relationship difficulties such as separation and infidelity, and concerns tied to addiction and first responder roles. Appointments are offered in English and can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. International clients are accepted.
Kim uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and will work with each person to set realistic steps toward change.
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Sessions & fees
How Kim’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following a person’s lead. The therapist creates a respectful space and helps people clarify what they want to change and why. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours to ease anxiety and low mood. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving stress tolerance.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Kim will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean starting with simple CBT strategies, then adding emotionally-focused techniques or DBT skills over time. The plan is reviewed and adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates or when someone prefers written reflection. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring duties and travel.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English
