Kirsty Vant, Psychotherapist & CBT-i Therapist
Kirsty is an integrative psychotherapist specialising in sleep and perinatal mental health. She also supports adult clients with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, lifestyle change, work or relationship issues and chronic health conditions.
After 15 years working in the NHS as a Health Visitor and School Nurse, Kirsty completed a diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and has additional training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i) and perinatal mental health. She has worked as a CBT-i therapist at the Insomnia Clinic.
In 2022 Kirsty was awarded an Innovate UK grant to launch a digital course, 'Slumber Skills', which has been adopted as a commercially available resource for parents who wish to apply CBT-i techniques to children with sleep difficulties. Since 2018, Kirsty has been a lecturer on the Level 6 Paediatric Sleep Practitioners course through EDS Training.
Kirsty completed a Master of Research in Psychology at Goldsmiths University of London, where she conducted her own research into the factors that affect sleep in early adolescence and holds a BSc (Hons) in Nursing Studies. Kirsty is a member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the British Sleep Society and The Royal College of Nursing.
Taking a client-led approach, Kirsty concentrates on building strong relationship and supporting clients to work through their priorities using a variety of techniques and adjusting her approach as required.
Specialisms
Perinatal Mental Health
Insomnia
Sleep-Based Anxiety
Circadian Regulation
Chronic Health Conditions
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)
Parent-Guided CBT-i
Management of Fatigue