Keith Williams, BACP

Keith Williams is a BACP-accredited counsellor with 26 years of professional experience working across statutory, voluntary and private settings. He combines an integrative, person-centred foundation with formal training in cognitive behavioural approaches and clinical case work supervision, holding a Level 5 Diploma in CBT and a Level 4 Diploma in clinical case work supervision. BACP accreditation refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - the UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Over his career he has provided counselling in a wide range of environments, including social services, bereavement services, night drop-in centres and services supporting offenders and people with long-term mental health needs. He currently offers one-to-one counselling at Daisey Inclusion, supporting people with autism spectrum conditions, ADHD and enduring mental health problems, and he also provides support to staff and parents who use that service. In private practice he continues to counsel individuals and offers clinical case work supervision to BACP-registered and accredited counsellors, including longstanding supervision work with Liverpool Bereavement Services since 2009.

Keith has extensive experience in areas such as bereavement, addiction and substance misuse, self-harm, depression, psychosis, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, LGBTQ matters and attachment and adoption-related concerns. He has delivered training and development for multidisciplinary agencies for more than 28 years and brings that training experience into both his therapeutic work and his supervision. His approach emphasises empathy, active listening and collaboration to help clients explore their concerns and move toward more empowering outcomes.

Therapeutic approaches and online therapy with Keith Williams

Keith works from an integrative base and commonly draws on client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy to suit each person’s needs. Client-centred therapy focuses on creating an accepting, empathic space where clients explore their own solutions and build self-understanding - it is helpful for issues such as grief, low self-esteem and relationship concerns. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and difficulties with coping skills. He also uses motivational interviewing techniques when working with people facing ambivalence about change - this approach supports commitment to goals such as recovery from addiction or behaviour change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Keith works collaboratively with clients and registered professionals to identify the methods that best match a person’s goals, preferences and the practical realities of their situation, and he adapts his approach as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life and to access support from different locations. These formats provide flexibility in scheduling, allow for ongoing contact between sessions when appropriate, and help clients choose the mode of communication that feels most comfortable for them.