- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Kirsty
Kirsty Black is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional counselling experience and a broader 16-year background in support roles. She holds NCPS credentialing and a BA (Hons) in Counselling, and is currently studying for an MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health with a focus on family issues.
Kirsty identifies as neurodivergent affirming and aims to create a respectful, compassionate space for people to talk through difficult moments.
Background and approach
Kirsty works in an integrative way, drawing on different techniques and practical tools to match each person's needs. She often combines person-centred listening with cognitive behavioural ideas and emotion-focused work. Sessions can include creative elements such as art, play techniques, or simple practical exercises when helpful.
Parents often come for help with stress, sleep and routines, or the strain of family relationships, and Kirsty lists Parenting among her areas of focus. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, addiction, identity and intimacy concerns, and career or life transitions. Online, telephone and text-based formats are offered so people can choose what feels most manageable for them.
Kirsty aims to work collaboratively - setting goals, trying out strategies, and adapting the approach if something isn’t helping. Her style is warm and down-to-earth. She describes her role as supportive and empowering, helping people take practical steps and reflect on patterns that get in the way of day-to-day life.
Kirsty welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What Kirsty works with
Everything Kirsty lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kirsty helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kirsty lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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.
Approaches that guide online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and decide what matters to them, then take small actions towards those values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connections shape current relationships and emotional patterns, helping people understand and change how they relate to others.The right approach is something to find together. Kirsty will listen to your goals and preferences, try methods that suit you, and adapt or combine approaches if something does not fit. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to parenting concerns, relationship work, or individual mental health needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and using visual or creative tools. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging let you check in between sessions or choose shorter, flexible interactions that fit around family life and work.
Questions people ask about Kirsty
What concerns does Kirsty help with?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, addiction, intimacy and relationship worries, parenting matters, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is integrative and collaborative, combining person-centred listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioural and emotion-focused work, plus creative activities when useful.
What relevant experience does she bring?
Kirsty has four years of professional counselling experience and 16 years in support roles across charities, schools, universities and independent practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds NCPS credentialing and a BA (Hons) in Counselling, and is based in the United Kingdom while studying for an MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and situations.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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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