Frances King

Frances King is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and anger. She also helps with low self-esteem, depression, family problems, trauma and abuse, grief and intimacy-related concerns. Her practice includes work around sleeping issues, parenting pressures, career questions, life changes and ADHD. Frances holds BACP and NCPS credentials and has been practising since 2018.

Frances offers a calm, conversational style. She aims to create a non-judgemental space where people can talk through feelings and practical worries. She uses talking alongside creative tools such as visualisation, imagery, symbols and sand tray work to help clients express things that are hard to put into words.

Her approach is flexible and tailored to each person. Frances trained as an integrative counsellor, so she draws on different methods depending on what suits the person and the issue. She also uses methods informed by attachment thinking, client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas, hypnotherapy and Imago relationship approaches.

Frances has personal and professional experience with life challenges, which she says informs her practical way of working. She has offered counselling to people affected by cancer and their families for several years prior to her private practice, and she brings that background into her sessions where it is relevant.

Frances also offers relationship and couples counselling. That can mean working to repair a relationship or supporting partners who have decided on an amicable separation, depending on their goals.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence how people connect now. This approach can help when relationship patterns, trust or repeated conflicts feel hard to change. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and the person's own pace. It can be useful when someone needs a supportive space to make sense of feelings and decide on next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how a method feels in practice. Decisions about which techniques to use are made together and can change as the work progresses.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow sessions from a familiar setting. It also lets people choose options that suit them on the day, for example shorter check-ins or sessions without video. Registered or accredited professionals can explain which format suits a person's needs during the initial matching and scheduling steps.