- Calm practical support
- Values-focused work
- Relational insight
About Wendy
Wendy Stirling is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who aims to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She works with individuals dealing with trauma, relationship concerns, addiction issues and parenting stress. Wendy brings a calm and practical approach that is aimed at making therapy feel manageable from the first session.
She trained to the standards of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has around 10 years of professional experience. Wendy also draws on many years of personal therapeutic work, which she says informs how she listens and responds to clients. She adapts sessions to each person rather than following one fixed method.
Her approach mixes tools from cognitive behavioural ideas with acceptance-focused work and emotion-focused conversation. That means clients can expect practical strategies for worrying thoughts alongside exercises that look at values, feelings and relational patterns. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationships and early experiences are relevant to the presenting issue.
Wendy aims to make sessions straightforward and respectful. She will help set goals together and check progress along the way. The service also notes an additional interest in adoption and foster care matters, and she can address abandonment, attachment and other related concerns as they come up.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions based on the matching process.
How her approaches work in online counselling
Wendy uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match a person's values; this can help with anxiety, low mood and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy is used when early relationships shape present difficulties, helping clients understand patterns and how those affect current connections. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, useful for worry, sleep problems and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Wendy will discuss goals, try techniques and adapt the plan based on what helps most. She encourages collaboration so clients have a say in which methods are tried and adjusted over time.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list them explicitly. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use different ways of talking about feelings and testing tools between sessions, which can speed up learning and make practice more convenient.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Wendy commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, and also addresses relationship issues, parenting strain, addictions and grief.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Wendy blends practical strategies with reflective conversation, combining cognitive approaches with acceptance and emotion-focused elements.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has around 10 years of professional experience and several years of personal therapy that inform her listening and practice.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Wendy is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted, so people outside the UK can be matched to her services.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the matching and booking process?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the matching results and the therapist's availability.