Lyn Kirby , BACP

Lyn Kirby is a counsellor who helps people facing addiction, relationship strain, grief and eating concerns. She has worked in the UK for 30 years and brings steady, experienced support to difficult moments. She speaks English and offers sessions to people both in the UK and internationally.

Clients meet a calm listener who encourages honest conversation without judgement. Sessions aim to make space for feelings, to name patterns, and to set manageable steps forward. Lyn emphasises practical choices over jargon and keeps the work grounded in day-to-day life.

Her clinical work covers a wide range of struggles. This includes addiction and eating-related issues, relationship and intimacy problems, family of origin concerns and reaction to abuse or trauma. She also supports people coping with major life changes, chronic illness concerns such as cancer, and mood challenges like depression and bipolar symptoms.

Over three decades Lyn has developed a straightforward style that blends empathetic listening with motivational techniques. She helps people clarify goals, weigh options and find their own reasons to change. Sessions can involve coaching elements to build new habits alongside talking therapy.

Lyn offers video calls, telephone sessions, live chat and text messaging so people can choose what fits their life. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment according to availability.

How Lyn’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening with genuine empathy and accepting the person’s experience as they describe it. This approach helps people feel heard and to explore what matters most to them when facing issues like grief, identity and relationship difficulties.

Motivational Interviewing concentrates on helping people find their own motivation to change. It uses focused questions and reflective listening to weigh options and build confidence for steps such as reducing substance use or changing eating habits.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your concerns, try different ways of working and agree on methods that fit your goals and preferences. Together you can adapt pace and focus as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls are useful when face-to-face interaction matters, phone sessions can work better if bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and text messaging can fit short ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and travel commitments.