Kirsty Waite , BACP

Kirsty Waite is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She holds BACP registration and aims to offer a calm, attentive space for people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or anxious. Kirsty combines several approaches to tailor each session to the person in front of her. She works with issues such as stress, grief, low self-esteem and trauma, and supports people coping with life changes and illness.

Kirsty frames sessions around what matters to the client and moves at a pace they find comfortable. She uses person-centred listening alongside practical techniques when they help. Conversations are collaborative - she helps people notice patterns, try new ways of responding, and build small steps towards change.

Her background includes over 600 clinical hours and lived experience as a carer, which informs how she supports people juggling caregiving and their own needs. That experience also shapes her patience and practical focus when working with chronic illness and caregiver stress.

Typical topics Kirsty addresses include anxiety and panic, depression, relationship and attachment concerns, sleep difficulties, career stresses, compassion fatigue and midlife questions. She also works with issues like abandonment, guilt and shame, hoarding, and life purpose.

Kirsty offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different routines and preferences.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful actions even when emotions are hard to tolerate, which can help with anxiety and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connection patterns. It can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment fears or repeated relationship problems to understand those patterns and try different ways of relating.

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre of the session. The counsellor offers attentive listening and reflection so people can make sense of their feelings and decide what changes they want to make.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kirsty treats the choice of method as collaborative and will discuss what fits your needs, goals and preferences. She will adapt techniques over time so sessions feel relevant and manageable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a quicker check-in, and messaging or live chat suit people who need flexibility or shorter, written exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and different time zones, while allowing ongoing contact with registered or accredited professionals.