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Kirsty Bees, BACP

Calm practical support for anxiety and life change

5 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Kirsty

Kirsty Bees is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She also supports people through grief, low self-esteem and depression. Kirsty focuses on practical ways to cope with life changes and to build everyday resilience.

She works in a style that adapts to each person’s needs. Sessions aim to identify what is most helpful right now and to try small, manageable steps that can be used between meetings.

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Background and approach

Conversations are straightforward and geared towards finding realistic coping strategies. With five years of experience, Kirsty has spent time helping people deal with motivation, confidence and the fallout of loss. She pays attention to emotions like guilt and shame, and to issues around body image, isolation and communication problems.

Her approach is about clarifying what matters and making gradual changes. People also come to her for support with life purpose, midlife transitions, self-love and sexuality. Social anxiety and phobia are common topics she addresses alongside women’s issues and feelings of abandonment.

Kirsty aims to make the therapy process feel manageable. She encourages small experiments and steady progress rather than sudden fixes. The focus is on skills that can be used day to day and on building a clearer path forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work

Many people find benefit from structured, evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Cognitive approaches look at patterns of thought and teach practical tools to reduce anxiety and low mood. These methods help with everyday worries, social anxiety and rumination.

Integrative techniques combine different ways of working to suit the person in front of the counsellor. That can mean pairing thought-focused tools with strategies to improve self-care, confidence and communication. This mix aims to address both immediate symptoms and longer-term life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options and try methods that match personal goals and preferences. Clients and the counsellor collaborate to adjust the plan as they learn what helps most.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls are useful for fuller conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins or for people who prefer not to use a camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and daily life.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kirsty help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also works on issues such as body image, isolation, sexuality and social anxiety.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and adaptable. Sessions focus on identifying helpful steps and building coping strategies to use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds BACP as a credential and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to meet online.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; exact cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

Experience
5 years
Licensed
Languages
English

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