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Kerry Hyland, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - anxiety and trauma

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Client-Centred approach

About Kerry

Kerry Hyland is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem issues, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Kerry also supports people facing addictions, sleep or eating difficulties, ADHD, career changes, and compassion fatigue.

She uses a blend of practical methods rather than a single formula. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) features when thinking patterns and behaviours are the focus. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred ideas are brought in where noticing values and experience matters.

Kerry adapts her approach to what feels useful for each person. Sessions may include behavioural experiments, guided imagery, motivational techniques, and mindfulness practice. The emphasis is on noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying different ways of responding in daily life.

Her background includes work as a children’s counsellor in primary and secondary schools and as a counsellor in a busy GP surgery. She also works as a university student counsellor and runs a private psychotherapy practice. That mix of roles informs a practical, problem-focused style.

Kerry describes her counselling as inclusive and non-judgemental. She has experience with neurodiversity and LGBT issues, and she has worked as a mental health recovery worker in community settings. People who want structured, action-oriented work around thinking, feelings and behaviour often find this approach useful.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Kerry commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) alongside client-centred methods. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours to reduce distress. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and practise actions that reflect those values rather than getting stuck on unwanted thoughts.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Kerry will discuss goals and try methods that fit the person’s needs and preferences. She frames this as a collaborative process, adjusting techniques as progress is made and checking what helps most.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Kerry’s practical style aims to make online sessions focused and action-oriented, with exercises and short tasks people can use between appointments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Addictions LGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purpose Men's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobias Post-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationVisually impairedWomen's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Kerry focus on?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related concerns listed in her profile.

How would she use CBT in sessions?

CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, then try practical experiments and behaviour changes to test different responses.

How much experience does she have?

Kerry has ten years of experience working in counselling and psychotherapy roles across schools, a GP surgery and university counselling.

What professional credential does she hold?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

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

How are costs handled?

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

What are the first steps to start?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.

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