- Integrative approach
- BACP registered
- Focus on sleep
About Kirsty
Kirsty Waite is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience and a BACP registration. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. Kirsty aims to help clients feel heard and supported while they work through life changes and emotional challenges.
Her approach is integrative, drawing on person-centred ideas alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs, with structure added when helpful. Kirsty commonly helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and sleeping difficulties.
She also brings lived experience as a carer, which informs her understanding of caregiver stress and chronic illness or disability. That background shapes how she listens and responds to practical pressures as well as emotional strain. People who juggle caring responsibilities often work on balancing their own needs alongside caring roles.
Kirsty describes sessions as supportive and respectful of personal values. Therapy may include talking through difficult feelings, building coping strategies, and trying small practical steps between sessions. Her work addresses relationship concerns, attachment issues, trauma and abuse, and career or life-purpose questions.
Clients may expect a straightforward, down-to-earth style aimed at helping them make sense of emotions. The counselling process focuses on identifying what matters to the individual and finding manageable ways to move forward.
How therapeutic methods translate to online work
The practice draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy as core tools. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying valued directions and building small committed actions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems by shifting attention to what matters. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a warm, non-judgemental relationship where the client’s own insights guide change; it supports people feeling overwhelmed or unsure about next steps.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and help choose methods that suit your needs. That collaborative process means techniques may be blended and adjusted as you go.
Session logistics should fit into everyday life, including work or caring schedules. The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to attend from different locations, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so therapy fits routine commitments. Registered or accredited professionals aim to tailor sessions so therapy is practical and useable in daily life.
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Experience
3+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kirsty help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and sleeping difficulties among other concerns.
How would you describe her way of working?
Her style is collaborative and supportive, adapting structure when needed and keeping sessions paced to the client.
What experience does she bring?
Kirsty has three years of professional counselling experience and over 600 clinical hours, including lived experience as a carer.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.