Wendy Stirling

Wendy Stirling is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and the fallout from trauma. She also supports clients dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions and changes in life circumstances. Wendy aims to make the first step feel manageable and offers calm, respectful support as people begin to work through hard problems.

Wendy holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated BACP. She brings ten years of professional experience combined with extensive personal experience of therapy, which she says shaped how she listens and responds. Sessions are tailored to each person rather than following a single format.

Her approach draws from several well known therapies including cognitive behavioural ideas and emotion-focused work. She adapts techniques to help with everyday concerns like low mood, worry, self-esteem and communication problems. Wendy pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns that can shape how people feel and behave.

Wendy commonly addresses more specialised issues such as adoption and foster care, abandonment, caregiver stress, body image, and neurodiversity-related concerns such as autism and Asperger syndrome. She also works with personality-related challenges like avoidant or dependent tendencies.

She describes therapy as a collaborative process where goals and methods are agreed together. To begin, clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Approaches you can use in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and when life changes feel overwhelming. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in close relationships and helps people change unhelpful relational habits. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating a non-judgemental space so people can find their own solutions and gain confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendy will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning means methods can be adjusted as progress is made or as needs change.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats when you book. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit around work, childcare and travel, and they can make regular check-ins simpler to keep. Remote work can also allow shorter check-ins or phone conversations when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, but check available options before scheduling to ensure they meet your needs.