Kerry Forster

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationships and intimacy
• CBT and attachment work

About Kerry

Kerry Forster helps people with stress, anxiety, relationships, grief and self-esteem by working in an integrative, client-led way. She uses person-centred practice alongside other approaches to find the best fit for each person. Kerry is a member of the NCPS and has five years' experience.

Kerry keeps sessions focused on what the person brings. She often uses client-centred techniques to listen and reflect, and draws on cognitive behavioural ideas when unhelpful thinking patterns are present. Emotionally-Focused and attachment-based methods are used for relationship and intimacy-related concerns.

Her recent caseload has included depression, bereavement, obsessive thoughts, health anxiety and low motivation. Kerry has supported people affected by trauma and abuse and those managing long-term health conditions and caregiving stress. She also works with issues around identity, including LGBT matters and body image.

Sessions aim to help the person notice patterns that cause distress and to develop small, practical changes. Kerry may introduce behavioural tasks or communication exercises when useful. She also uses tools from dialectical behaviour therapy to help with emotional regulation and coping skills.

Kerry accepts people from the United Kingdom and international clients seeking English-language counselling. She uses a subscription-based session model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and book a first session.

Therapeutic approaches for online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current feelings and connections, and can help with intimacy and attachment-related issues. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience in the room, using listening and reflection to help them clarify what matters and decide on changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) addresses unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns with practical experiments and strategies to manage mood and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, try different methods and agree a plan together. This collaborative process helps identify what feels most useful for the person's particular concerns and circumstances.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find online work helps them use practical exercises at home and carry changes into daily life. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tasks such as behavioural experiments, communication exercises and grounding skills to an online setting.

Topics Kerry lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• 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
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and 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
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Gottman Method
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Kerry

Does she work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. Kerry lists anxiety and depression among her main areas of work and has experience with health anxiety and obsessive thinking.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She works integratively with a client-centred core and may include CBT, attachment-based and emotionally-focused techniques.

How much experience does she have?

Kerry has five years' experience providing counselling.

Is she registered and where is she based?

She is a member of the NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in English from outside the UK?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats does she run?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.