About Kayan
Kayan Houssein is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who meets people where they are. He offers short and longer-term work for those facing anxiety, stress, depression, addiction and life changes. He also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, anger, self-esteem and relationship concerns.
He holds BACP accreditation and brings four years of professional experience to his practice. Kayan uses an integrative, relational approach that focuses on the connection between counsellor and client.
Background and approach
He pays attention to how distress shows up in the body as well as the mind, drawing on somatic ideas alongside talk-based methods. Sessions aim to be collaborative, with the client’s experience shaping the pace and focus. His background includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling.
He also works with organisations providing therapy for people affected by psychosis and bipolar, and is completing a Master of Arts in Integrative Psychotherapy. In the room, Kayan keeps an open, curious stance and treats the person as the expert on their life. He combines practical tools with deeper reflection to help untangle patterns and find clearer ways forward.
This mix can be helpful for problems at work, identity questions, and persistent emotional difficulties. Kayan offers sessions across the United Kingdom through video, phone, live chat or text. He aims to adapt methods such as CBT, attachment‑based work and client‑centred listening to the needs and goals each person brings.
Practical approaches for online therapy and somatic work
Online sessions with Kayan draw on several complementary approaches. Somatic-informed work pays attention to how stress and trauma show up in the body, using breath, movement awareness and attention to physical sensations to help regulate difficult states. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current ways of relating, which can help with trust and communication issues. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the client’s pace, giving space for people to be heard and understood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kayan treats this as a collaborative process, discussing goals and preferences together and adapting methods as therapy progresses. The aim is to find what feels most helpful rather than imposing a single method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging to offer flexibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and mobility needs and allow continuity when travel or location are an issue. Practical tools and reflective conversation can both be delivered effectively online, and the mix of formats lets people choose what suits them best.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English