Kirsty Corvan
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Do you feel like no one really gets what you're going through, whether it's doctors dismissing your symptoms or friends saying "but you don't look sick"?
Do you catch yourself mourning the life you thought you'd have and wondering how to build a good life now, with your condition as part of it?
Are you struggling to balance your needs with others' expectations, leaving you feeling guilty when you can't keep up or have to cancel plans?
I specialise in working with people living with chronic illness, dynamic disability or invisible illnesses. As someone with personal experience of chronic pain, I understand the profound impact these conditions can have on every aspect of your life.
How I Can Help You
Together, we can create a space where you're truly heard, believed, and respected. We'll explore:
• Building confidence to advocate for yourself in medical settings and beyond
• Examining your emotional and physical needs to help you set appropriate boundaries
• Finding ways to contribute to relationships that honour your limitations
• Discovering what brings meaning to your life while accepting necessary compromises
Therapy with me isn't formal or stuffy. I'm down-to-earth, talk like a normal person (no therapy jargon!), and create a space where you can be yourself without pretence. I've supported people living with conditions including Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, FND, Endometriosis, Epilepsy, POTS, Chronic Lyme, among others.
What to Expect
If you're interested in working together, we can start with a free 15-minute intro call to see if we're a good fit. When you reach out, please include your phone number so I can text you when I reply to avoid my email ending up in your spam folder.
I offer online and telephone sessions, which eliminates travel time when you're not up to it. This makes therapy more accessible, requiring just 50 minutes of your week.
I am BACP registered, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and body and fat positive.
By the end of our work together, my aim is for you to feel more empowered, to have silenced that inner critic that says you're not enough, and to have found ways to live a meaningful life alongside your chronic condition.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- MSc Counselling & Therapeutic Communication from Ulster University
- BA (Hons) in Psychology from South Eastern Technological University
- FdSc in Integrative Counselling Practice from Ulster University
Additional Training:
- Weight Stigma, Fatphobia and Diet Culture in the Therapy Room
- Understanding Prescription & OTC Drugs
- Introduction to Havening Techniques
- Suicide Prevention Awareness Training
- Child Protection Training
- Child Sexual Exploitation Level 1 & 2
- Cruse Bereavement Training – Understanding Grief
- Women’s Aid Training – Domestic Abuse
- BACP/Open University – How to do Counselling Online
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Additional information
Free 15 minute initial telephone consultation
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