About Wai
Wai Kan is a counsellor who uses evidence-informed approaches to help people find clearer ways forward. He works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, and supports people coping with grief, loss and addiction. Wai believes clients bring strengths and knowledge about their own lives, and he offers steady support as they take the first steps toward change.
With nine years of experience in the United Kingdom, he draws on a mix of practical methods.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on identifying patterns that cause pain and on building everyday skills to manage intense feelings. He helps people try out different ways of responding to hard situations and notices what actually helps. Wai often blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with cognitive and relational methods.
This means discussing values, learning new thinking tools, and looking at how early attachment shapes current relationships. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. He has experience addressing issues such as sleep problems, intimacy-related concerns, eating and body image difficulties, ADHD and compassion fatigue.
He also supports people exploring sexuality and LGBT-related matters, and those navigating career stress or life transitions. Wai is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sessions are delivered in English and international clients are accepted.
Prospective clients are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session according to his availability.
What Wai works with
Everything Wai lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Wai is listed here; the rest shows what else Wai works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Approaches Wai lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Wai uses therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps in that direction. It focuses on values, mindful awareness and committed action to reduce struggle with painful thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical strategies for changing unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression and sleep difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current ways of relating and emotion regulation, and can be useful for intimacy and relationship concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wai will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest ways of combining methods. That collaborative conversation helps decide what to try first and how to adjust over time.
If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Confirming the options lets you choose what fits your routine. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also means people living outside the immediate area can connect with a registered BACP professional without moving their schedule around.
Questions people ask about Wai
What kinds of problems does Wai help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties, plus concerns such as addictions, sleep issues and body image.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is collaborative and practical, using values-focused and cognitive approaches to build day-to-day coping skills.
What is his background and experience?
He has nine years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom with a broad range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify the exact formats available.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to his availability.
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