About Wendy
Wendy Stirling is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She also supports people dealing with trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and concerns related to identity including LGBT matters. Wendy uses a compassionate, respectful style and aims to tailor conversations to each person’s needs.
She holds BACP accreditation, and has around 10 years of experience working in the UK. She draws on extensive personal therapy and professional practice to shape how she listens and responds.
Background and approach
That background informs a gentle, person-focused way of working rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. In sessions she combines approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas. These tools help people notice what matters to them, reframe unhelpful thoughts and understand patterns in relationships.
She works collaboratively to set realistic goals and small steps forward. Wendy is used to helping with practical problems like coping with grief, managing anger, addressing eating and body image concerns, and navigating career or parenting stress. She also supports people facing addictions, compassion fatigue and complex relational issues such as codependency or commitment worries.
She accepts international clients and conducts work in English. To begin, clients use the site Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then book sessions according to the therapist’s schedule.
What Wendy works with
Everything Wendy lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Wendy is listed here; the rest shows what else Wendy works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Wendy lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness 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.
How Wendy’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours, which can help with stress, panic and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at recurring relationship patterns and helps people understand how early relationships affect current responses in close connections.Finding the right approach is something to do together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and tailor the mix of methods accordingly. Clients are encouraged to speak up if a direction does not feel helpful, and adjustments are made over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online work easier to fit into busy lives because it removes travel time and can allow shorter or more flexible check-ins. Online sessions can also make it simpler to schedule around work, caregiving or study commitments and to bring in notes or resources during the conversation.
Questions people ask about Wendy
What kinds of problems can I bring to sessions?
Wendy helps with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She also works with relationship, intimacy and grief concerns as well as issues around identity including LGBT matters.
What is her general style of therapy?
She uses a person-centred approach that is respectful and sensitive. Conversations are collaborative and adjusted to each person’s needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Wendy has about 10 years of professional experience in the UK and completed extended personal therapy before qualifying.
What credentials and region apply to this counsellor?
She is accredited with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for therapy?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and the therapist’s scheduling; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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