- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Life purpose
About Kirsty
Kirsty Bees is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, self-esteem concerns, depression and people coping with life changes. Kirsty also focuses on issues such as abandonment, body image, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and matters around life purpose and midlife change.
Her style is integrative and draws on cognitive behavioural approaches. That means she uses practical tools to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour, alongside other helpful ways of working to suit each person. Sessions are where practical strategies meet straightforward discussion about what feels stuck or overwhelming.
Kirsty helps people break down problems into small, manageable steps. She offers skill-based exercises to try between sessions. Conversation and reflection are used to clarify priorities and to spot patterns that keep problems recurring.
When grief, low mood or anxiety are making daily tasks harder, she aims to find realistic coping strategies. For concerns about life purpose or midlife change, she helps people consider values, options and small experiments to test new directions.
Clients can expect clear explanations of techniques and simple tasks to practise. Kirsty asks about current pressures and practical constraints so work fits into day-to-day life. To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Approaches used and how online sessions work
Kirsty draws on integrative methods and cognitive behavioural approaches. Integrative work means combining different helpful techniques to suit a person's needs and situation. Cognitive behavioural work focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.These methods are explained in plain terms during sessions and are used alongside straightforward tasks to practise between meetings. Deciding which approaches to use is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical constraints, and then suggest which techniques to try first so the work fits the person's aims.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time and allow check-ins that suit work or family schedules. Telephone sessions can be useful when a quick check-in is needed, and video sessions may allow fuller face-to-face conversation when preferred.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Kirsty works with stress, anxiety, grief, low mood, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also addresses related concerns such as body image, guilt and loneliness.
How would she approach feeling stuck?
She uses an integrative approach with cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical changes. Sessions include discussion and short, skill-based exercises to practise between meetings.
How long has she been practising?
She has five years of professional experience working with the issues listed above.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are not offered to international clients at this time; she works with people based in the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.