Keith Williams, BACP

Keith Williams is a counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accreditation and more than 26 years of experience. He works from a person-centred foundation and aims to help people make sense of painful feelings and regain confidence. He is calm and direct, and focuses on practical steps alongside listening and understanding.

Keith uses a mix of approaches so sessions can be tailored to what a person needs. He draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches and mindfulness ideas to help with unhelpful thinking and daily stress. He also uses psychodynamic perspectives to look at repeating patterns and Motivational Interviewing to support change where substance use or motivation is an issue.

His background includes long-term work in bereavement services, social services and substance misuse support. He has provided one-to-one counselling in community settings and independent practice, and he has supported staff and parents through counselling at local services. He has also worked with people with long-term mental health needs and neurodiverse presentations.

Keith has provided clinical casework supervision since 2009 and holds a Level 4 Diploma in clinical casework supervision. He also trained and ran development for statutory and voluntary agencies, with extensive experience delivering workshops and training.

People come to Keith for help with anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, body image, and attachment or abandonment worries. He aims to help clients find practical ways forward while respecting their pace and priorities.

How his approaches translate to online counselling

Keith often draws on client-centred work that focuses on the person in front of him, helping people feel heard and noticed. This approach is about building a constructive relationship and using that as the base for change.

He also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try practical experiments to shift mood and behaviour. Mindfulness ideas are used to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce stress and improve sleep.

Choosing the right way of working is part of the process. He will talk with each person about what matters to them, their goals and how they prefer to work, then adapt methods together in a collaborative way.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also suit people who prefer not to use video, or who need a quieter setting for talking rather than being on screen. Registered or accredited professionals can offer flexible arrangements to help therapy fit into everyday life.