Kirsty Halm, BACP

Kirsty Halm offers calm, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and big life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier. Kirsty is a counsellor with nearly two decades of practice in the United Kingdom and works remotely as well as face to face.

She trained first in person-centred counselling and later completed a postgraduate diploma in advanced counselling and psychotherapy. Kirsty also holds a graduate diploma in person-centred counselling and a certificate in cognitive behavioural therapy. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Over 19 years she has worked in schools, colleges, charities and private practice. That experience means she is used to meeting people at different stages of life and with varied concerns. Her work has included issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related problems, trauma and abuse, parenting and career stress.

Kirsty uses an integrative approach that draws on person-centred ways of working alongside practical tools from cognitive behavioural methods. Sessions are conversational and task-focused when appropriate, with time given to understanding feelings and patterns that maintain problems.

She offers help through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Parents looking for clear strategies, people wanting to manage strong emotions, and those coping with loss or change will find a practical, steady style of support.

How Kirsty works online and which approaches she uses

Person-centred counselling focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own solutions. It is useful when someone needs to feel heard, to make sense of emotions and to build self-worth.

Cognitive behavioural techniques look at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. They include practical exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety, manage low mood and change unhelpful habits.

Kirsty combines these approaches in a collaborative way. She will work with each person to decide what mix of listening and practical work fits best. Together they agree goals, try approaches and review what helps most over time.

Online therapy offers flexible options to fit busy lives. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is helpful. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a simpler choice for short check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer to write, want regular brief check-ins, or need to fit support around work and childcare commitments.

Across formats, registered or accredited professionals aim to adapt sessions to what each person finds most useful and manageable.