
Kirsten Stoyell
Clinical Psychologist, HCPC Registered Expert
Education and Practice
I have been practicing as an independent clinical psychologist since 2021. However, I began my training in 2012 and have extensive practical and theoretical experience. I have worked as part of multi-disciplinary teams in large psychiatric units, as well as running my own practice. I treat adults who are experiencing psychological distress from narcissistic, emotional and psychological abuse.
I work from a systemic paradigm which sees the person in context. I am highly skilled at working interactionally, and have a person-centred approach. I have been trained to level III in Interactional Pattern Analysis (Cave, 2020; Vorster, 2014) which is a tool that helps with understanding an individual’s unique interactional patterns and assists with formulating a solution to each person. I also work with brain-based techniques such as Brainspotting and Internal Family Systems which are unique therapeutic interventions for trauma, anxiety, grief and many more issues.
I believe that although we can talk about trauma, it ultimately needs to be resolved at both a neurological and physical level alongside talking therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I work with adults who have suffered from emotional, psychological and narcissistic abuse. Whether it be from a family system, partner, or work environment - psychological and emotional abuse often leaves scars that are very deeply rooted. Some of this abuse may not even be obvious to begin with. Through therapy, I help my clients unpack their experiences, and together we build on coping tools, and processing of the trauma through somatic and brain-based interventions.
Additionally, I have experience working with other mental health issues from severe psychiatric disorders to day-to-day difficulties with coping with stressors.
I offer a friendly, personalised approach to therapy and believe that through therapy, you can go on to live a fulfilling life.
Fees
£140.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
- · Aviva
· Axa Health
· Vitality
· BUPA
· WPA
Areas of Interest
- · Abandonment issues
· Abuse
· Affairs and betrayals
· Anxiety
· Attachment disorder
· Autism
· Bereavement
· Bipolar disorder
· Complex PTSD
· Depression
· Disabilities
· Discrimination
· Dissociation
· Domestic abuse
· Emotional abuse
· Family issues
· Feeling sad
· Gender dysphoria
· Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
· High sensitivity
· Jealousy
· LGBTQ+ counselling
· Loneliness
· Low self-confidence
· Low self-esteem
· Menopause
· Mental health
· Narcissistic abuse
· Older people's counselling
· Panic attacks
· Passive-aggressive behaviour
· Perfectionism
· Physical abuse
· Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
· Postnatal depression
· Relationship problems
· Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
· Self-harm
· Separation and divorce
· Sexual abuse
· Sexual assault
· Social anxiety
· Stress
· Suicidal thoughts
· Trauma
· Work-related stress
Therapies offered
- · Family therapy
· Gestalt therapy
· Humanistic therapies
· Internal family systems therapy (IFS)
· Interpersonal therapy
· Person-centred therapy
· Relational therapy
· Somatic therapy
· Structural family therapy
· Systemic therapy