About Kirsten
Kirsten Lawrence offers calm, practical support for people coping with stress, anxiety and life changes. She focuses on helping individuals who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure how to move forward. Kirsten writes in plain language and aims to create space for people to talk through their concerns and build on their strengths.
Kirsten uses a client-centred approach that places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. She combines that with mindfulness ideas to help people notice thoughts and feelings without being swept away by them.
How Kirsten works
Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative, so people leave with clearer choices and simple steps to try. Her work covers a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship and family concerns, grief, low self-esteem and mood issues such as bipolar, anxiety and panic.
She also supports people facing career stress, caregiving strain, communication problems and the emotional effects of money worries or separation. Kirsten is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has eight years of experience working with these kinds of problems and uses practical listening together with reflective exercises and mindfulness practice.
Sessions are offered in English and can be held online by phone, video call, live chat or text-based messaging. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire to help decide if she is the right counsellor to meet someone’s present needs.
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What Kirsten works with
The areas below are the ones Kirsten selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Kirsten uses client-centred and mindfulness approaches online
Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience first. The counsellor listens without judgement and reflects what is said so the person can better understand their thoughts and feelings. This approach helps with low self-esteem, relationship and family problems, and the weight of life changes.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple, practical ways to pay attention to the present moment. It helps reduce reactivity to anxious or overwhelming thoughts and is useful for stress, panic episodes and general emotional regulation. Exercises tend to be short and easy to practise between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Kirsten will explore a person’s goals, preferences and daily routine and then suggest ways to combine client-centred listening with mindfulness tasks. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and needs become clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typed communication. Overall, remote formats give flexibility to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel.
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