Kim Mcfarland
Supportive counsellor for family and relationship change
About Kim
Kim Mcfarland offers approachable, practical support for people dealing with relationship strain, family stress, grief and parenting challenges. She presents herself as a steady presence for those taking the first step towards change. The tone is straightforward and encouraging, aimed at people who need clear help rather than jargon.
Kim draws on four years of professional counselling experience alongside a much longer background in family and children's work. She uses familiar, down-to-earth methods that help people talk through what matters most.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on identifying strengths, building small workable steps, and finding ways to cope with life changes. Her work pays particular attention to attachment issues and how early relationships affect present patterns. She also supports people facing blended family issues, divorce and separation, or the difficulties around pregnancy and childbirth.
Practical matters such as money stress, caregiving burden and communication problems are addressed with direct strategies. Kim uses client-centred principles to listen without judgement and to follow each person's priorities. Solution-focused techniques help set clear goals and spot quick wins.
Internal Family Systems ideas are brought in when it helps to understand different parts of a person's inner world. Kim holds BACP accreditation, which reflects her professional standing in the United Kingdom. Sessions are available in English and are offered via video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
What Kim works with
How Kim works
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Sessions & fees
How Kim's approaches work in online counselling
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating. Kim helps people notice patterns and practise new ways of feeling close or setting boundaries, which can be useful for relationship and family issues.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. Sessions offer a non-judgemental space where the counsellor reflects back what matters most and supports people to make their own decisions.
Solution-Focused Therapy targets practical change by setting small, achievable goals. This approach is suited to people who want clear steps to reduce stress, improve communication or cope with life transitions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kim will discuss different methods and decide with each person which ideas to try first, adapting as needs and goals become clearer. The process is collaborative and shaped around the client's preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, chat works well for shorter check-ins and text messaging can suit ongoing reflection between sessions. These options provide flexibility so people can pick what fits their routine.
| 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
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
