Kerry Hyland
Practical, person-focused counselling for everyday struggles
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About Kerry
Kerry Hyland is a BACP counsellor working from the United Kingdom. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression and addictions. Kerry also supports concerns around relationships, intimacy, eating and sleeping, parenting strains, anger, career changes and neurodiversity-related challenges.
Her approach blends human-centred listening with practical techniques. Kerry adapts methods to match each person - using cognitive and behavioural tools for anxiety or more reflective, acceptance-based work for loss and life changes.
Background and approach
She aims for clear, short-term goals while staying open to deeper personal change. Before independent practice she worked in schools, a GP surgery and as a university student counsellor. That variety gave experience with different kinds of stress and mental health needs.
She also spent three years as a community mental health recovery worker which informed her day-to-day practice. Kerry describes her style as warm, grounded and non-judgemental. Sessions focus on what someone wants to change and on building confidence to take practical steps.
She often uses mindfulness, motivational techniques and creative exercises alongside talking. Her work is inclusive and aimed at people who feel they have lost their voice. Kerry also runs workshops on wellbeing alongside individual work.
Her background and ten years of experience shape an adaptable, person-focused way of working.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 10
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 382593
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Kerry's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Kerry works with
Everything Kerry lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kerry lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Kerry works online
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide how to mix techniques so sessions feel relevant and workable for everyday life.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around school, work or caring duties and can allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. It also lets people use mindfulness and practical exercises in the places they live and work, so skills transfer straight into daily routines. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt worksheets, breathing practices and behavioural tasks to suit remote sessions while keeping the same therapeutic focus.
Questions and answers
What issues does Kerry help with?
Kerry supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression and addictions, plus relationship and intimacy issues and neurodiversity-related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style?
The style is human-centred and practical. Kerry combines client-centred listening with cognitive and acceptance-based techniques tailored to each person.
How much experience does Kerry have?
She has ten years of experience working across schools, a GP surgery, university counselling and community mental health settings, as well as running a independent practice.
What credential and location information should I know?
Kerry is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and she practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her in English or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.
How are costs charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kerry?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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