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Kerry Perkins, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Stress and Relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-Centred approach
- Parenting and family issues
About Kerry
Kerry Perkins is a counsellor registered with the NCPS and has three years of advertised professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on everyday problems such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting pressures and low self-esteem. Kerry also helps with grief, trauma and coping with life changes.
Her way of working is practical and person-focused. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Client-Centred methods to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Sessions are conversational and aim to build clearer ways of thinking and acting when situations feel overwhelming.
Kerry commonly addresses family problems, communication struggles and issues around intimacy and boundaries. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, codependency, body image and workplace stress. For parents she can talk through fatherhood issues, pregnancy and childbirth related worries, and the strain of parenting.
In sessions she helps people identify patterns that keep problems going and experiments with small changes. This may mean testing new ways to respond, practising different thoughts, and building stronger emotional regulation skills. She keeps work focused and practical so people can use what they learn between sessions.
Kerry describes the client as the expert in their own story. She aims to offer validating support while helping clients use their strengths to manage difficult feelings and move forward. Practical steps and measured reflection are central to her approach.
How Kerry uses CBT and client-centred work online
Kerry draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people map the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT sessions usually focus on identifying patterns that cause distress, practising alternative responses and tracking small changes over time to see what helps. She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which involves listening carefully and responding to the person's experience. That approach helps people feel heard while they make sense of their situation and decide which steps to try next. Finding the right approach tends to be collaborative. Kerry discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts the mix of CBT and client-centred techniques to suit the presenting problem. This means deciding together whether to focus on skills practice, problem-solving or reflective discussion. For practicalities, confirm the available session formats before booking because the original biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use less bandwidth options or audio-only conversations if that suits their circumstances. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use online sessions to help people apply new skills in everyday life, and Kerry frames sessions to support this practical application.Areas of expertise
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting pressures, self-esteem problems, grief and trauma among other concerns.
How does she apply CBT in sessions?
She uses CBT to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking and behaving. Work is practical and focused on small, testable changes.
What is her background and experience?
She holds NCPS membership and has three years of professional experience in counselling work within the UK.
Where is she based professionally?
She practises in the United Kingdom and lists her practice location there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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