About Kitty
Kitty Schwichiski is a counsellor with seven years of experience helping people reduce the impact of painful thoughts and feelings. She uses practical strategies to break cycles of worry and rumination so clients can move towards clearer goals. Kitty offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what’s bothering them and begin to take steps forward.
Kitty starts by helping clients understand their triggers. She looks at what keeps anxiety and low mood active and then picks tools that fit the person.
Background and approach
These tools include gentle cognitive techniques and mindfulness exercises to interrupt unhelpful thoughts and soothe intense emotions. Sessions aim to be collaborative and action-focused. Kitty works alongside clients to set small, manageable goals.
Progress is tracked in straightforward ways so people can see what helps and what needs adjusting. She also uses elements of acceptance and commitment ideas and hypnotherapy when these suit a person’s needs. That might mean practising grounding and acceptance skills, or using guided relaxation to address patterns of thought and behaviour.
People come to Kitty with many concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and phobias. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, body image, chronic illness and career uncertainty. The focus is on helping each person regain a sense of control and move towards the life they want.
Kitty accepts international clients and works in English. She aims to make starting therapy as straightforward as possible and to create a steady, respectful working relationship.
How Kitty uses ACT, CBT and client-centred work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on recognising difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It uses values-based actions so people can move towards what matters to them despite uncomfortable feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful cycles. It can be useful for anxiety, panic, phobias and low mood. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a respectful, listening stance where the person’s own goals guide the process and the therapist offers warmth and understanding.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Kitty will discuss what seems most helpful and adapt methods as goals change. This is a collaborative process that starts with short conversations about what you want to achieve and which techniques feel most comfortable.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face contact for teaching techniques and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for quieter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options aim to make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access consistent support from registered or accredited professionals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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