Counselling for anxiety, relational trauma & the patterns you can't seem to change — in Christchurch, the New Forest & online

A warm, steady space to feel understood

I’m Kathy King, a fully qualified therapeutic counsellor offering in-person counselling across the New Forest, Brockenhurst, Highcliffe & Christchurch and online throughout the UK.

I work with people who feel anxious, overwhelmed, self-critical, or stuck in relationship patterns they can’t seem to change.

Many people come to counselling believing there is something wrong with them. They may feel they should be able to cope, move on, stop reacting, or think their way out of how they feel.

But I don’t see you as broken.

I believe there is nothing random about how you feel. Your emotions, reactions and patterns often have a story behind them. I offer you a space to explore that story with care, curiosity, and without judgement.

How We Work Together

My approach is warm, relational and compassionate.

I specialise in relational trauma — the lasting imprint left by childhood experiences where you didn't feel fully seen, safe or understood. This kind of counselling isn't about diagnosing what's wrong with you. It's about making sense of how you got here, together.

I believe healing happens in relationship. When you are met with kindness, patience and genuine understanding, it becomes possible to look at the parts of yourself that may have felt confusing, shameful or too painful to face alone.

Together, we might look at how past experiences, including childhood trauma, emotional neglect or difficult relationships, are shaping how you feel, respond and relate today.

We go at your pace. You do not have to explain everything perfectly. You do not have to talk about anything before you are ready.

I have learnt more about myself in the past 12 weeks than ever before.

Counselling has helped me to be more honest with myself. Speaking difficult things out loud has made my experiences feel more real and easier to acknowledge. Although talking openly about my childhood and feelings has been very hard, I can see that it is part of my healing process, and it is something I want to continue.

Thank you. Our sessions have helped to support me through yet another difficult time and talk about things I needed to talk through and work out.

Professional qualifications

I am a fully qualified therapeutic counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). My training is in humanistic integrative counselling, drawing on Person-Centred, Gestalt, and Transactional Analysis approaches.

This means I do not work from a fixed formula. Instead, I work relationally and flexibly. I pay close attention to you as an individual — your experiences, relationships, patterns, feelings, and what feels most important to explore.

I have a particular interest in the impact of childhood relational trauma and relational psychotherapy. My main counselling qualifications are:

  • Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

  • Member of Carolyn Spring Trauma Recovery Community

  • Working with Relational Trauma, Carolyn Spring

  • Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy with Autism and ADHD Clients

  • Working With Young People Course (Stage 1: Introduction to Counselling Young People, BACP)

  • Level 2 Safeguarding Children

  • Enhanced DBS Certificate

You are welcome to come as you are

You do not need to have the right words or know exactly what you need before getting in touch.

If something in you feels ready to be understood, I'd be glad to hear from you.

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Warm, relational therapeutic counselling for anxiety, emotional overwhelm, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and relationship difficulties.

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