Kirsty Waite, BACP

Kirsty Waite is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She offers a listening ear and a calm presence for people feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and move at a pace that feels safe and manageable.

Kirsty works as an integrative counsellor. She blends person-centred ways of talking with cognitive approaches and insights from attachment work. That mix allows her to respond to both everyday habits and deeper emotional patterns. The aim is to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and develop small, practical changes.

Her practice includes support for stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and mood difficulties. She also helps people cope with life transitions, chronic illness and the demands of caregiving. Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment concerns, panic, relationship and communication problems, and feelings of isolation.

Kirsty describes sessions as collaborative and respectful of personal values. She offers structure when useful and space for reflection when needed. Her lived experience as a carer informs her approach and brings practical understanding to conversations about caregiving and balancing other responsibilities.

People who come to her can expect a straightforward, compassionate way of working. Conversations aim to make difficult emotions easier to name. Over time the focus is on small habit changes and clearer thinking that support everyday life.

How Kirsty’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and get back to what matters to them. It uses practical exercises and values-based steps to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing them with small behavioural experiments, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationships and early patterns that affect current connections, offering a chance to understand responses and try new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is usually a shared process. The therapist and client will discuss goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Sessions can blend techniques, and this collaborative style helps tailor the work to everyday life rather than following a rigid plan.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Confirmed formats will determine practical details like the length of sessions, whether video is used or phone-only options exist, and how to fit appointments into busy schedules. Online sessions can make it easier to attend from work breaks, reduce travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can help adapt exercises and homework so they work well between sessions.