Kirsty Peart, BACP

Kirsty Peart is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related concerns. Kirsty also supports those dealing with relationship issues, grief, addiction and difficulties around identity and intimacy.

She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk honestly about what is worrying them. Conversations focus on what matters to the individual and on finding clearer ways to cope day to day. Kirsty encourages small, practical steps that can make a quick difference.

Her work draws on client-centred ideas that place the person's experience at the heart of sessions. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours. Solution-focused strategies are used to set short-term goals and notice progress.

Kirsty has supported people with family stress, parenting strain, body image concerns and challenges linked to chronic illness. She also addresses anger, self-esteem, career uncertainty, ADHD and changes that follow traumatic events. Her approach is direct but warm, and she aims to help people feel understood.

If someone is unsure where to begin, Kirsty helps them map priorities and decide which issues to tackle first. She invites questions about how sessions work and adapts pace to suit each person.

How Kirsty’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. The counsellor listens with empathy and follows the client's lead to make sense of what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs to be heard and to build confidence in their own choices.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and try different behaviours. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, low mood and problems like sleeping or eating difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss different methods and agree what to try based on the person's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as progress is seen.

Online sessions offer flexibility across formats. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins and text-based messaging lets someone reflect between messages. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or health commitments and to continue work while travelling or living abroad.