Frances King
Gentle, creative counselling for life’s challenges
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About Frances
Frances King is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and brings six years of practice to people seeking help with stress, anxiety, relationships, anger, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strains, career transitions, ADHD and other life changes.
Her approach is down-to-earth and conversational. She aims to make sessions straightforward and approachable so people can talk about what matters to them.
Background and approach
Frances uses talking therapy alongside creative methods such as visualisation, imagery, symbols and sand tray work when words are hard to find. Frances trained as an integrative counsellor, which means she draws on several ways of working to suit the person in front of her.
She also uses techniques from attachment-based work, cognitive behavioural ideas and relationship-focused methods where these fit the client’s needs. She has experience supporting people affected by cancer and spent several years counselling those going through treatment. That experience informs her sensitivity to health-related stress and the emotional impact of illness.
Frances aims to help people notice small changes that make day-to-day life feel more manageable. For people wanting relationship support, Frances offers couples and relationship counselling. This can focus on improving communication and connection, or on helping couples manage an amicable separation when that is the agreed path.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Registration number
- 374721, NCS23-05406
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Frances's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Frances works with
Everything Frances lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Frances lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Frances works online
Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Frances will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and may change as progress is made or new issues emerge.
Please confirm the specific online session options before booking because the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break or offering options that do not require being on camera. Many people find that therapeutic techniques such as guided visualisation, reflective listening and practical CBT exercises adapt well to remote sessions when both therapist and client agree on how they will work together.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Frances commonly help with?
Frances works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship issues. She also supports people with trauma, grief, parenting strains, ADHD and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She offers a conversational, approachable style and mixes talking with creative tools. Visualisation, imagery and sand tray work are used when words are hard to find.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of practice in counselling and several additional years supporting people affected by cancer during treatment.
What professional credentials and location apply?
Frances is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and listed with NCPS, and she is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not specify formats.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
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