Kirsten Lawrence , BACP

Kirsten Lawrence offers counselling aimed at supporting self-healing, boosting wellbeing, and encouraging personal development and greater autonomy. Her work emphasizes helping clients recognise and build on their own strengths while navigating difficult life experiences.

Kirsten provides support for a range of concerns including anxiety and stress, childhood issues, low self-esteem, abuse and trauma, existential difficulties, depression, grief and loss, and challenges tied to confidence. She works with individuals who seek a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to explore their situation and to make sense of emotional responses that affect everyday life.

Because each person’s needs and goals differ, Kirsten adapts her approach to suit the individual. Counselling with her can offer focused support through difficult periods, an opportunity to fully explore personal experiences, and a collaborative setting in which a therapeutic relationship helps address the after-effects of past events and reshape expectations and responses to current circumstances.

Kirsten Lawrence works from an integrative framework that draws on a range of humanistic and evidence-informed theories to match the client’s needs. Her practice includes elements of Transactional Analysis, Psychodynamic work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered Therapy, Gestalt, Psychosynthesis and Existential approaches. Kirsten holds the BACP credential, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Client-centered and mindfulness approaches for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, non-directive environment where the client’s experience is central. It involves active listening, empathy and reflecting the client’s thoughts and feelings back so they can explore and understand themselves more fully. This approach is especially helpful for building self-esteem, improving relationships and working through emotional confusion.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle attention to thoughts, bodily sensations and emotions. Through simple practices and reflective work, this approach helps people develop calmer responses to stress and anxiety and greater clarity when facing difficult feelings.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Kirsten works collaboratively to identify what fits best. She will listen to a client’s concerns, goals and preferences and adapt techniques from these approaches to suit their needs rather than imposing a single method.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility - it makes it easier to schedule sessions around work, family and other commitments and allows people to access licensed professionals from wherever they are located. These options support continuity of care and let clients choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for them.