Jack Kirton

Jack Kirton supports men to regain confidence, competence and clarity so they can return to or strengthen a position of effective autonomy. He works with many men who seek counselling or coaching after a crisis, and his role is to help clients understand what brought them to therapy and to better anticipate and prepare for future challenges.

He is an accredited counsellor, psychotherapist, mentor and performance coach for men, practising from the United Kingdom. His core discipline is counselling and psychotherapy and he holds a Level 5 advanced diploma, awarded with distinction. His listed credentials are PNPCS (Acc.) Dip.RCCST.

His training is primarily in person-centred theory, cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused coaching and emotional regulation methods. He has completed over 6000 hours of supervised clinical practice and previously spent 10 years working with young people to support mental health, academic performance and social development.

Jack offers therapy in multiple face-to-face settings and provides remote counselling by online video, telephone and live text chat. He also works from a private office space and welcomes questions before an initial assessment.

His approach is results-focused and begins by helping clients discover their own answers to the issues they want to address as efficiently as possible. He will share his perspective and practical tools when relevant, but this is secondary to providing space to be heard, understood and held accountable to act on chosen goals. His method adapts to individual needs, though he generally advocates a behavioural approach that prioritises taking action with the expectation that thinking and emotion will follow.

He specialises in working with adult male clients only, with a focus on male psychology, men’s issues, intersexual dynamics and relationship concerns. He has also worked with a wide range of challenges across varied backgrounds and cultures, and offers an approach that in the majority of cases will be helpful regardless of the specific problem. Jack acknowledges that being male can involve factors that complicate or discourage seeking professional support, and sees some internal conflict about accessing services as normal.

He recognises that facing harsh realities can be difficult, and that sometimes speaking with someone who has no existing investment in a client’s life can bring clarity. His priority is to help clients move closer to a realistic vision of who they want to be and what they want to do and have, across physical, cognitive, emotional, social and sexual realms, and in matters of faith or belief or the absence of belief, while acknowledging life’s limitations.

If prospective clients think he might be a good fit, he invites them to send a message. If he is not the right match, he wishes them the very best of luck in addressing the challenges they are taking action to confront.