Wendy Stirling, BACP

Wendy Stirling is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or big life changes. She works with people coping with trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues around self‑esteem and motivation. She presents a calm, respectful approach and treats each person as an individual.

Wendy holds BACP accreditation, and brings ten years of professional experience alongside many years of personal therapy. She says this background informs how she listens and responds to clients. Sessions are shaped to meet each person’s needs rather than following a single rigid method.

Her practice draws on a mix of psychological approaches, including cognitive behavioural techniques, emotionally focused ideas, acceptance and commitment methods, attachment‑based thinking and client‑centred listening. These are used to help people notice unhelpful patterns, manage upsetting feelings and try different ways of coping.

Wendy works with a wide range of concerns such as addictions, grief, parenting strain, career stress, body image and relationship communication. She also lists more specific focuses like adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties and caregiver stress among others.

Sessions are offered in English from the United Kingdom, and she works with international clients. To begin, prospective clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to availability.

How therapy approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Attachment‑Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions, which can help with intimacy and communication difficulties. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thinking and behaviour habits to reduce distress and build new ways of coping.

Choosing the best approach is collaborative. The counsellor will listen to what matters to the client, their goals and preferences, and try methods that fit those needs. That choice can shift over time as new topics come up or different skills are needed.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the exact session options before booking since the profile does not list formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work or family life, allow shorter check‑in meetings if needed and remove travel time. They also let people use video, audio or other arrangements where appropriate, depending on what the counsellor and client agree will work best.