About Kirsty
Kirsty Black is a counsellor registered with the NCPS. She brings four years of formal counselling experience and many more years in support roles. Kirsty is based in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English to clients both locally and internationally.
Kirsty has worked in charities, schools, universities and independent practice. She has supported people with anxiety, depression, neurodiversity and addiction as well as grief and relationship difficulties. Her background includes helping with parenting stress, sleep and eating issues, and coping with life changes.
How Kirsty works
She uses an integrative way of working that draws on several therapeutic approaches. That means sessions can include talking, practical exercises and creative activities when helpful. Kirsty aims to tailor methods to each person rather than using a single set routine.
Kirsty is neurodivergent affirming and continues professional development while undertaking further study in child and adolescent mental health. She describes a respectful and compassionate style and focuses on helping people build manageable steps towards change. Sessions can be conducted by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
People who want to begin are invited to use the site's matching process to find a suitable time and format for meetings.
Kirsty lists 15 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Kirsty works with
The areas below are the ones Kirsty selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- 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
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Kirsty’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, and then focus on actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people develop safer ways of connecting and relating to others. That can be helpful for relationship strains and intimacy-related concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kirsty will talk through your goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as therapy progresses. The process is collaborative and flexible so the approach can shift as your needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging, offering different practical benefits. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and screen-based exercises. Phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life or other routines while still using ACT, attachment-focused work or person-centred conversations.
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