About Kirsty
Kirsty Black is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS and a BA (Hons) in Counselling and has four years of counselling experience alongside many more years in support roles. Kirsty identifies as neurodivergent-affirming and aims to offer a respectful, compassionate space for people to talk through challenges.
Kirsty has worked in charities, schools, universities and independent practice. Those roles add up to long experience supporting people before she began formal counselling work.
Background and approach
She has supported people with anxiety, depression, loss and bereavement, addiction, identity questions and relationship difficulties. Her approach is integrative, which means she draws on different methods to match the person and the problem. She often blends person-centred listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioural work and emotion-focused techniques.
Sessions can include creative tools such as art, play or simple physical exercises when that suits the client. She has experience helping people who are neurodivergent and those dealing with family and couple issues. Kirsty is also studying for an MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, which informs her thinking about family concerns and young people.
Kirsty works with a broad range of topics including stress, ADHD, grief, eating and sleeping problems, intimacy and sexual identity matters, and career or life transitions. She aims to help people find clearer thinking, steadier emotions and practical ways to cope day to day. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to the therapist's scheduling options.
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What Kirsty works with
Everything Kirsty lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Kirsty is listed here; the rest shows what else Kirsty works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kirsty lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online counselling and support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them, and then choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and is often used for relationship difficulties and intimacy issues. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding, giving people space to lead the conversation while the counsellor offers empathy and acceptance.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as therapy progresses.
Please confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats need to be checked with the therapist. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also makes it possible to keep continuity when someone is living abroad or moving between places. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques for remote sessions and use creative tools, worksheets and simple exercises that suit screen or phone meetings.
Questions people ask about Kirsty
What concerns does Kirsty help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma and many everyday life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative approach that blends person-centred listening with practical CBT and emotion-focused methods tailored to each person.
What is her professional background?
Kirsty has four years of counselling experience and 16 years in support-based roles across charities, schools, universities and independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds NCPS and a BA (Hons) in Counselling and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats should be checked directly with the therapist.
How are sessions paid for or priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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