Kim Zepler

Kim Zepler is a humanistic counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She uses a conversational, client-led style to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, and life changes. Kim draws on three years of experience and works from the perspective of the client’s needs. She holds BACP accreditation, which is recorded here as BACP.

Kim’s sessions aim to give space for people to talk without judgement or advice. She describes her practice as trauma informed and is comfortable talking about sudden or difficult events, including abuse and loss. Her work often focuses on reconnecting with identity when life changes - for example after bereavement, job loss, or a relationship breakdown.

Her approach is grounded in humanistic ideas, with techniques taken from Client-Centred (Person Centred) work, Gestalt, and Transactional Analysis. Creative exercises and light mindfulness may be used when helpful. Sessions can include gentle challenges and reflective enquiry to help people notice patterns and make different choices.

Kim often supports people dealing with intimacy issues, addictions, eating or sleeping concerns, ADHD, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and other complex situations. She also works with themes such as attachment, abandonment, and communication problems.

Her manner is described as warm and down-to-earth, with a sense of humour. The therapeutic relationship is led by the client’s agenda and paced to what feels manageable, whether the work is short term or longer term.

How client-centred and trauma-focused work translates online

Kim uses Client-Centred Therapy to place the person’s experience at the centre of sessions, giving time to talk and be heard. This approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship questions, and coping with change by following what matters most to the client.

She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy principles to approach difficult events and their aftermath. This means attending carefully to distressing memories and their impact, helping people make sense of what happened and how it affects day-to-day life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then tailor the way forward together. The process is collaborative and paced to what the person can manage.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter or more flexible check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to use video, by allowing alternatives that better fit their day-to-day routine.