Kitty Schwichiski, NCPS

Kitty Schwichiski is a counsellor with seven years' experience helping people reduce the hold of painful thoughts and feelings. She focuses on practical steps that make everyday life easier, working with clients to understand what triggers anxiety and worry. Kitty uses clear tools and steady support so people can take effective action toward the life they want.

Kitty offers a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about what is bothering them. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more useful habits. She helps people disrupt rumination, work through grief and trauma, and manage stress and anger.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and hypnotherapy techniques. Those methods are used to build coping skills for anxiety, depression, panic, phobias, obsessive thoughts, and other concerns listed below. Kitty also supports people facing life changes such as divorce, career shifts, pregnancy and childbirth, and midlife questions.

She pays attention to practical outcomes like clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better day-to-day routines. Kitty also addresses long-term issues such as chronic pain, body image, shame, isolation and compassion fatigue. Work is collaborative; clients set aims and Kitty helps them move toward those goals.

Reaching out can feel hard, and Kitty aims to make that first step easier. She guides people through the early stages of starting therapy and stays focused on what each person needs to feel more able and resilient.

How Kitty’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you notice painful thoughts without being driven by them, then focus on values-based action. It is often used for anxiety, rumination and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and introduces experiments to test and change unhelpful thinking. It can help with panic, phobias, OCD-type worries and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kitty will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try methods that fit. The choice of techniques is collaborative and can change over time as needs shift.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, childcare or travel. It also allows a shorter check-in when you need a quick update, or a camera-free option if you prefer not to be on video. Many people find it simpler to practise skills in their daily environment and then discuss how those exercises went in the next session.