About Jack
Jack Kirton works with people who want clearer thinking and more confidence when facing life’s challenges. He describes his role as helping clients navigate what brings them to counselling and prepare for future obstacles. Jack uses straightforward language and practical tools to help move things forward.
Jack holds an NCPS credential. He has five years of professional experience listed. Sessions are offered remotely by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
How Jack works
He also has experience in face-to-face settings and is comfortable answering questions before an initial assessment. His style is collaborative and goal-minded. He gives space for people to be heard and then discusses practical strategies when they are useful.
Jack often encourages action first, then looks at how thinking and feelings shift afterwards. He uses a blend of client-centred work, cognitive approaches and emotion-focused ideas alongside mindfulness and existential themes. That mix lets him tailor sessions to the problem at hand, whether it is stress, low mood, relationship troubles, or addictive behaviours.
Jack aims to help people move towards a realistic vision of who they want to be. He supports changes across practical life areas such as work, relationships, daily routines and self-care. People who like direct, action-orientated conversations may find his approach helpful.
Jack lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Jack works with
The areas below are the ones Jack selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approach options and how online therapy fits
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating space so people can find their own answers; it helps when someone needs understanding and clarity about personal values and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful cycles, which can help with anxiety, depression and coping skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and attachment-style patterns in relationships and can be useful for work on intimacy-related issues and communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, then recommend one or a combination of approaches. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as understanding deepens.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth and surroundings permit, phone sessions can be easier on slower connections or when being off-camera helps, and live chat or text messaging suits short check-ins or clients who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving and travel while keeping continuity of care.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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