Kirsty Lee, BACP

Kirsty Lee is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works in plain, practical ways to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Kirsty also supports those coping with trauma, grief and family or parenting strain.

She uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness form the core of her practice. Sessions focus on understanding feelings, building coping skills and finding small changes that make life easier.

Kirsty pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns, and to issues that can come up in blended families or around fatherhood. She also has experience with postpartum depression, self-harm, sexual assault and abuse, social anxiety and other mood disorders.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She aims to explain therapy in simple terms and to avoid jargon. Together with clients, she identifies goals and picks techniques that fit their day-to-day life.

Kirsty offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. She works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. The process begins by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions according to availability.

How Kirsty’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and mood difficulties. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical skills to reduce unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression and social fears.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kirsty will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and day-to-day challenges. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt them as progress is made in sessions.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection helps, while phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing, want ongoing brief support, or need to fit contact around busy days. Registered and accredited professionals can use these formats to make therapy more accessible across locations and time zones.