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Kingsley Boateng

Kingsley Boateng, BACP, NCPS

Therapist in United Kingdom

A calm, collaborative counsellor for life changes

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  • Warm collaborative style
  • Seven years experience
  • Affirming for LGBT clients

About Kingsley

Kingsley Boateng offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by relationships, identity questions, grief, anxiety or big life changes. He writes in a warm, collaborative way and focuses on helping clients feel heard and understood before moving on to change. Kingsley is based in the United Kingdom and works with people who want space to make sense of what is happening in their lives.

He has seven years' experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. That background informs a gentle, person-led style rather than a single rigid method. Sessions aim to match the client's pace, needs and goals rather than following a fixed script.

In sessions he helps people notice patterns that keep causing problems, then tries practical steps to shift those patterns. He draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness and humanistic ideas to do this. Work might include noticing thoughts, trying small behavioural experiments, and building simple routines to steady mood and sleep.

Kingsley offers affirming support for people from LGBT and GSRD communities and pays attention to cultural and identity factors. He also supports people coping with addiction, trauma, parenting strains, career stress, ADHD and related concerns.

People who come feeling stuck often leave with clearer options and more self-trust. Kingsley describes therapy as a collaborative process and aims to walk alongside clients while they build confidence and resilience.

Approaches you can expect in online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without trying to fight them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and major life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with small behavioural experiments to change feelings and routines. It often helps with anxiety, sleep and mood problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people try different ways of relating and feeling safer in relationships.

Finding the right approach is treated as a joint process. The therapist will listen to your concerns and goals, explain options in plain terms, and together you will decide which methods to try first. Plans can change as you learn what helps and what feels manageable.

Confirm the available session options before booking so you understand how therapy will be delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue therapy while living in another country, since international clients are accepted. Practical arrangements are agreed at the start so sessions fit your schedule and everyday routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodHypnotherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

7+ years

Credentials

See below

Languages

English, Akan

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can I bring to sessions?

He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship concerns, plus issues such as addiction, trauma, sleep and eating problems, parenting stress and identity questions.

What is the therapy style like in a session?

The approach is warm, collaborative and paced to the individual. Sessions mix listening with practical steps such as noticing thoughts, mindfulness and small behavioural experiments.

How much experience does he have?

Kingsley has seven years' experience working with people on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

What credentials and location are relevant?

He holds BACP and NCPS credentials and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported in therapy?

Sessions are offered in English and Akan, and he is available to work with international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered for your situation.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with him?

Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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