Keith Williams, BACP

Keith Williams is a counsellor with 26 years' experience who works from a client-centred, integrative stance. He draws on several approaches to suit each person’s needs and aims to create a calm space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, addiction and midlife changes. He is BACP, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. His background includes long work in social services, bereavement support and substance misuse services. He has provided one-to-one counselling and offered support to staff and parents at community organisations. He also runs private counselling and has delivered training to multidisciplinary teams across statutory and voluntary sectors. Keith has substantial experience with grief, self-harm, depression, psychosis and gender identity issues. He has worked alongside CAMHS and early intervention psychosis teams and with services supporting young people. He also supports people facing relationship strain, career concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiver stress. In practice he blends client-centred listening with techniques from cognitive behavioural approaches, mindfulness and motivational interviewing. He uses supervision skills too, offering clinical casework supervision to other counsellors and students. His supervisory work includes roles at Liverpool Bereavement Services. People can expect straightforward conversations that focus on what matters to them. Keith aims to help clients identify practical steps, notice patterns, and build personal resources. Sessions are shaped to the individual rather than following a fixed formula.

How Keith’s approaches work online and in sessions

Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of work, with the counsellor offering empathic listening and reflection to help people find their own solutions. This suits concerns such as low self-esteem, grief and life transitions where exploring feelings matters more than following a fixed plan.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying practical changes in behaviour. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and problems like sleeping or eating where small skill changes can reduce distress.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day coping. It can help with stress, rumination and impulses linked to addiction or anger.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adapts the plan as needs change. Clients are involved in setting aims and reviewing progress throughout.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also suit people who prefer to work from a familiar environment or who need flexibility around work or caregiving commitments.