Kirsty Stacey
MBACP (Accred), BA (Hons) Integrative Counsellor
Have you been holding onto something for a long time or trying to make sense of new thoughts and feelings? Does something in your life not feel right? Are you struggling to cope or feeling hopeless, down or sad? I understand it can feel lonely trying to deal with personal issues on your own. Seeking therapy is an opportunity, away from friends and family, to explore and make sense of how you are feeling.
I work with a wide range of issues including people pleasing, adverse emotional childhood experiences, attachment issues, feelings of stress or anxiety, feeling depressed or unhappy, relationship problems, grief and bereavement, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, neurodiversity, anger, issues relating to sexuality, family issues, and work-related issues.
Couple Counselling
I work with a wide range of issues including communication difficulties, anger, conflict, intimacy, life changes, separation and rebuilding trust.
Clinical Supervision
I provide supervision to qualified counsellors and trainee counsellors. My aim is to provide a supervisory relationship that is caring, supportive and encourages growth.
About me
I am an experienced accredited integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, working with couples and individuals over the age of 17. I incorporate psychodynamic, humanistic, transpersonal and systemic methods into my therapeutic practice. This means we can explore the relationship you have with yourself and others in your life right now and, when past experiences impact how you are feeling today, making sense of these can help with finding resilience and coping strategies.
Counselling can be a rewarding experience to gain self-awareness and challenge your established ways of thinking which can promote growth and change by developing new ways of coping that work for you. This might be difficult at times, but rest assured we can work at a pace that suits you, and I will be alongside you with a warm, compassionate and supportive environment where you will be heard and understood.
If you are unsure about what therapy is or whether it might work for you, please get in touch and we can talk about how you are feeling and how therapy might help.
Experience
I spent 4 years as a volunteer bereavement counsellor at a hospice, supporting individuals and their families living with a life-limiting illness and those who have lost a loved one.
I volunteered as a counsellor at a sixth form college providing support to young adults for a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicide ideation, learning difficulties, family and friendship issues, identity, grief, loss, low self-esteem and exam stress.
Qualifications
- BA (Hons) Degree in Counselling – Greenwich University
- Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling – Greenwich University
- MBACP (Accredited) – Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Practitioner Certificate in Couple Counselling – Surrey Counselling Training
- Diploma in Supervision – The Eaves Academy
Areas of counselling I work with
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- ASD/Neurodivergent
- Bereavement and Loss
- Bullying (adults)
- Couples Counselling
- Depression
- Divorce and Separation
- Emotional Abuse
- Learning Difficulties
- LGBTQIA+
- Loneliness
- Low Self-Esteem
- Parenting Support
- Trauma
- Redundancy and Unemployment
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Identity and Gender Dysphoria
- Sexual Performance/Drive
- Shame and Guilt
Fees
Private Healthcare Insurance
- AXA