Kirsty Black, NCPS
Kirsty Black is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- +19 more
About Kirsty
Kirsty Black is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS registration and brings four years of professional counselling experience. Kirsty also has a BA (Hons) in Counselling and is studying for an MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
She has worked in charities, schools, universities and independent practice, and has 16 years of earlier support-based experience. Kirsty practises in a neurodivergent-affirming way and offers an integrative style.
Background and approach
She mixes tools from different approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions can include talking, practical exercises and creative activities such as art or play if that suits the client. People come to her for a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, stress, depression, grief, addiction, relationship and family matters, neurodiversity-related issues and identity work.
She also supports people dealing with eating or sleeping problems, parenting strain, career stresses and coping with life changes. Kirsty describes her manner as respectful, compassionate and sensitive. She aims to help people feel heard and to work collaboratively on realistic steps forward.
Her work covers both adults and younger people, and she offers online and telephone options as well as text-based formats. In sessions she can draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-based ideas and Emotionally-Focused approaches. The aim is to create a plan that fits the person’s goals and strengths, not to follow a single method.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS23-03009 | July 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Kirsty works with
Everything Kirsty lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kirsty lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and propose methods to try. That plan can change over time so the process stays collaborative and flexible.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions suit deeper conversations and visual connection, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect and respond in their own time. These options aim to make therapy easier to fit into daily life and to reach people who cannot attend face-to-face sessions.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Kirsty commonly help with?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family difficulties, addiction, neurodiversity-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and career or life-change stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Kirsty uses an integrative, person-centred approach that mixes talking therapies with practical exercises and creative activities when helpful. She aims to tailor methods to each person rather than using a single fixed model.
What experience does she bring?
She has four years of professional counselling experience, plus 16 years in earlier support roles across charities, schools, universities and independent practice.
How is she credentialed and where is she based?
She holds NCPS registration and a BA (Hons) in Counselling, and is based in the United Kingdom while studying for an MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments 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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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