Jack Kirton, NCPS

Jack Kirton works with adult men to build confidence, clarity and practical coping skills. He introduces direct, action-orientated steps alongside space to talk. Jack aims to help people return to or strengthen a sense of effective autonomy in everyday life.

Jack uses a background in counselling, psychotherapy, mentoring and performance coaching to shape his sessions. He holds an advanced diploma at Level 5 with distinction and lists NCPS as a credential. He brings five years in this role together with earlier work supporting young people in mental health and development.

In sessions Jack often starts by clarifying what matters most to the person in front of him. He listens for the concrete problems and the patterns that keep those problems repeating. From there he shares practical tools, behavioural strategies and steps to try between meetings, while keeping the client’s own goals central.

His approach is rooted in person-centred thinking and draws on cognitive behavioural methods, emotionally-focused ideas and mindfulness. The emphasis is usually on taking action first so thinking and feeling can shift as a result of new behaviour.

Jack has worked in face-to-face settings and offers remote contact as part of his practice. He encourages questions before an initial assessment and frames his work around measurable steps towards the client’s own realistic vision for life.

Approaches in online sessions and how they help

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating space for people to find their own answers. It suits people who want to be understood and guided rather than told what to do. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a hands-on approach that looks at patterns of thought and behaviour. It is useful for anxiety, mood difficulties and habits people want to change. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and work with feelings in the moment to improve how they relate to themselves and others.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That may mean trying a behavioural experiment one week, and a reflective or mindfulness practice the next, adapting as progress and priorities emerge.

Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. It removes travel time and lets people have sessions from wherever they are located, which can help with scheduling around work or caregiving. The biography notes experience offering remote contact, but specific session formats should be checked with the therapist before booking. Many people find remote sessions allow quicker check-ins, easier follow-up between appointments and consistent momentum towards goals.