Counselling in Bournemouth
Kay is a BACP Accredited Counsellor, Psychotherapist and EMDR Practitioner Individual counselling, psychotherapy and EMDR therapy for adults in Bournemouth, Dorset, Online sessions across the UK and internationally. Trauma-Informed | Shame-Sensitive | Neurodivergent-Affirming | IFS-Informed Specialist perinatal support, including IVF journeys, pregnancy and infant loss.
People come to therapy for many different reasons.
You may be feeling anxious or overwhelmed, living with the impact of trauma or difficult past experiences, grieving a loss, struggling in relationships, or finding that long-standing patterns are becoming harder to carry.
Sometimes there is no clear label for what is happening. You may simply know that you do not feel like yourself anymore.
How counselling can help
Counselling offers a dedicated space to step away from everyday pressures and begin making sense of what is happening.
I shape the work around you rather than expecting you to fit a fixed programme.
Depending on what has brought you to counselling, we may explore emotional and physical responses, relationship or attachment patterns, trauma, shame, grief, or the ways you have learned to cope.
We will work at a pace that feels manageable. There is no expectation that you talk about difficult experiences before you are ready.
My approach
I work integratively, drawing from person-centred therapy, attachment theory, CBT, IFS-informed work and other trauma-informed approaches.
My work is also neurodivergent-affirming and shame-sensitive. I am interested not only in what you are struggling with now, but in how your experiences, relationships and ways of coping may have shaped what is happening.
Rather than asking, “What is wrong with me?”, therapy can create space to begin asking, “What happened, what have I needed to do to cope, and what might help now?”
EMDR therapy in Bournemouth
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, can support the processing of traumatic or distressing experiences that continue to feel emotionally or physically present.
For some people, EMDR can be incorporated into ongoing therapy. Suitability, preparation and pacing are always explored carefully before processing begins.
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Specialist training and areas of experience
I bring additional specialist training and experience in trauma, grief, loss and perinatal support.
This includes work supporting people through IVF journeys, pregnancy and infant loss, alongside training with Sands, the Foundation for Infant Loss, RNIB and Cruse Bereavement Care.
I also work with anxiety, PTSD, shame and self-worth, neurodivergence, relationship and attachment difficulties, chronic or terminal illness, bereavement and spiritual or religious concerns.
In-person counselling in Bournemouth
Sessions take place in my private therapy room in Bournemouth BH10.
People also travel from nearby areas including Poole, Christchurch and Wareham for face-to-face counselling.
For some people, having a dedicated space away from home or work can make it easier to pause, reflect and give therapy their full attention.
Online counselling
Alongside in-person sessions in Bournemouth, I offer online counselling across the UK and, where appropriate, internationally.
Online sessions follow the same relational, professional and ethical approach as face-to-face therapy.
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Getting started
If you are considering counselling or EMDR in Bournemouth, you are welcome to begin with a free 20-minute introductory call.
This gives you space to ask questions, tell me a little about what has brought you to therapy and get a sense of whether working together feels right.
There is no obligation to book afterwards and no pressure to have the right words ready.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need to know what type of therapy I am looking for?
- What happens in the first session?
Together, we can begin considering what you would like from therapy and what may be most helpful going forward.
