Kirsty Stacey

I am a fully trained and experienced psychotherapist and counsellor working with adults and young adults over 16 years old.  

I work with a wide range of issues including feelings of stress or anxiety, feeling depressed or unhappy, relationship problems, grief, bereavement and loss, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, anger, abuse, addiction, issues relating to sexuality, family issues, and work related issues.  

I understand that it can feel lonely dealing with personal issues on your own and seeking therapy is an opportunity, away from friends and family, to explore and make sense of how you are feeling.  

Whatever brings you to counselling, you and your life experiences are unique and counselling can be a rewarding experience where you can gain self-awareness and challenge your established ways of thinking by adapting and developing new ways of coping that work for you.  This might be difficult at times, but rest assured I will be alongside you providing a warm, compassionate and supportive environment where you can be heard and understood.

It is important you take the time to find a counsellor you feel you can connect with and trust.  I am a fully trained integrative therapist and I draw on different ways of working to meet your individual needs.  My relational and collaborative approach incorporates psychodynamic, humanistic and transpersonal methods of therapy.  These enable us to explore, at a pace that suits you, the relationship you have with yourself and others in your life right now, and when past experiences impact how you are feeling today, understanding these can help you to find resilience and coping strategies for how you may want to move forward.  

We can work short term (one - six sessions) if you have something specific you want to focus on, or long-term (open ended) where we would review regularly to make sure you are getting what you need from our sessions.  

I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) which is the main counselling regulatory body and am bound by its ethical framework and complaints procedure. 

If you are unsure about what therapy is or whether it might work for you, please get in touch and we can talk about what you are experiencing and how therapy might help.

If you have any questions please call me for an initial 20 minute telephone conversation to discuss your needs.  

If you are ready to begin counselling, future sessions cost £60 for each weekly 50-minute session.  

If you need to cancel your appointment, please note I require 48 hours’ notice to avoid being charged for the session.  

I worked for 4 years as a volunteer counsellor at a local hospice providing counselling support for people and their families living with a life-limiting illness, and those who have lost a loved one. 

I have also provided counselling support to young adults 16+ at a sixth form college for a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicide ideations, learning difficulties, family and friendship issues, identity, grief, loss, low self-esteem and exam stress.