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Kirsty Nash

Kirsty Nash

BACP, NCPS United Kingdom

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Supportive counsellor focusing on strengths

  • Client-centred approach
  • Trauma aware
  • Practical steps

About Kirsty

Kirsty Nash brings ten years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief, and supports those dealing with trauma, relationship strain and life changes. Kirsty emphasises each person’s strengths and treats clients as the experts on their own story.

Kirsty uses a straightforward, collaborative style in sessions. She listens first, then helps clients identify small, practical steps they can try between meetings. This can include noticing unhelpful thought patterns, practising simple grounding or breathing exercises, and testing new ways of responding in difficult situations.

Her background includes work with people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, and issues such as self-harm, guilt, shame and low self-esteem. She also supports those exploring attachment difficulties and questions around identity and relationships, including young adult concerns.

Kirsty draws on multiple approaches to meet different needs. Client-Centred Therapy forms a base for building trust, while cognitive methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help change day-to-day thoughts and behaviours. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and attachment-based thinking are used where they fit the client's goals.

The practical aim in sessions is to make progress that feels realistic and manageable. People who want a calm, respectful space to talk through hard things may find her approach helpful.

Approaches that guide online work

Kirsty draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to shape conversations online. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a listening space where the person feels heard and respected, helping them make sense of their own experience. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and choosing actions that match personal values.

She may also use attachment-based ideas to help people understand patterns in relationships and how early connections influence current responses. Each approach aims to give practical tools that can be used between sessions to manage stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they will try methods that fit day-to-day life and adjust them as needed.

The source biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around family, study or work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a busy day. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques to an online setting and help people practise skills in real time.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefCareer difficultiesDepression

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeDomestic violenceGuilt and shameSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What difficulties does Kirsty work with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and coping with life changes. She also supports those affected by trauma, relationship and family concerns and career worries.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and calm, centred around listening and recognising a person’s strengths. Sessions focus on practical steps and building on what already helps the client.

What is her professional background?

She has ten years of counselling experience in the UK working with a range of emotional and trauma-related issues.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is listed with BACP and NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.

Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is available to work with international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the available session options before booking.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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