Kerry Forster

Kerry Forster is a counsellor who focuses on helping people find calmer, clearer ways through difficult times. She offers a patient, down-to-earth approach for those dealing with stress, anxiety, self-esteem problems, grief and relationship pain. Kerry uses everyday language and listens to what matters most to each person.

Kerry works in a person-centred way, so sessions are led by the client’s needs and priorities. She blends other approaches, including cognitive behavioural techniques, attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused work, when these help to challenge unhelpful thoughts or improve how someone connects with others. This flexible mix is chosen to suit the individual rather than follow a fixed script.

Her background includes five years of clinical experience and registration with the NCPS. Kerry has supported people facing depression, health anxiety, obsessive thoughts, low motivation and survivors of sexual and domestic abuse. She also helps people navigating issues such as ADHD, intimacy concerns, body image and caregiving stress.

In sessions she aims to provide a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk things through and try out different ways of coping. Conversations may include practical strategies, emotion-focused exploration or looking at relationship patterns that keep problems repeating.

Many clients want to make concrete changes, such as improving sleep, reducing anxious thinking or repairing important relationships. Kerry helps set small, achievable steps so progress is steady and realistic.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and connections. Online sessions can be used to notice and talk about those patterns and practise new ways of relating in real time. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of each session, allowing conversations to follow what feels most pressing and meaningful to the client. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thinking and behaviour with practical steps and simple exercises that can be done between appointments.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Kerry treats it as a team effort. She will discuss different methods with each person and decide together which mix fits their needs, goals and preferences. That means trying things and adjusting as progress is made.

The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, save travel time and keep sessions focused on current problems. Some people prefer shorter check-ins when life is hectic, while others use longer sessions to look at deeper relationship or emotional patterns. Kerry aims to adapt the approach to practical needs and daily life.