Kirsty Payne

I offer a range of online and face to face appointments. Appointment availability and times can be discussed during the initial consultation. 

I am a qualified person centred counsellor, that with experience, has evolved to incorporate other approaches and concepts. I work with a wide range of presenting issues, including trauma, abuse, childhood trauma or damaging parental relationships, anxiety, depression, LGBTAI+ issues.

My role as the counsellor is to be along side you, not leading the way with advice or judgement. My aim is to provide a safe space that allows for curious exploration of our patterns and behaviours, developing long lasting tools for healthy change.

I work with people who have experienced trauma or had damaging experiences, offering an environment to explore any lasting impact. I work with a practical approach, incorporating tools and understanding, to help bring individual resolution and affective management of trauma symptoms and emotional regulation.

I am qualified in Parks Inner Child Therapy. This approach uses visualisation techniques to address the lasting impact of childhood experiences that were traumatic or damaging. PICT allows for healing but without the need to directly talk about the trauma. PICT has the ability to provide resolution of old trauma, while bringing significant and long lasting change to our adult life.

PICT work can be completed in a relatively short term, structured set of sessions. This starts with an assessment session to determine whether the style of PICT will be appropriate. Alternatively, the foundational PICT information and various tools can be woven into a more flexible talking therapy approach. Further information can be discussed at the start of therapy.

Sessions are tailored to your individual needs – short term, long term, goal orientated or taking it week by week. Maybe you know specifically what you would like to work on. Maybe you just need space to offload. The counselling experience is as unique as the person engaging in it.

I offer a free 20 minute consultation via phone, giving you the opportunity to ask any questions and find out if I am the right counsellor for you.

I offer online sessions to anyone within the UK. I also offer face to face session in Tonbridge, Kent. Sessions are 50 minutes.

The first session is used to start the conversation of what has bought you to counselling, what you hope to gain from the process and what you may need from me as your counsellor. Throughout the duration of working together, I ensure there are regular reviews. The allows for discussion identifying progress so far, further areas to work on and any change in goals for the therapy.