Wai Kan, BACP
9 years in practice
Wai Kan is a counsellor who works from an existential perspective.
License and registration
- BACP
- 124446 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Wai
Wai Kan is a counsellor who works from an existential perspective. He blends practical strategies with reflective conversation to help people facing anxiety, stress and relationship strain. He respects each person’s story and focuses on their strengths when finding a way forward.
He uses a mix of approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), alongside client-centred listening. That means sessions often combine behaviour-focused tools with space to talk about meaning, values and choices.
Background and approach
Practical steps are paired with moments of reflection so clients can try things between sessions. Wai has nine years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation. He has supported people dealing with depression, grief, addictions and sleep problems.
He also works with concerns such as self-esteem, career stress, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges. Additional areas he addresses include attachment and intimacy issues, body image, caregiver stress, and questions around kink and alternative sexual cultures. He also helps with life transitions and coping after trauma or loss.
Sessions are offered in English and he sees international clients when that fits. Wai aims for clear, down-to-earth sessions. He helps clients set achievable goals and learn techniques that can be used day to day.
The aim is to build momentum so people feel more able to face their everyday challenges.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Wai lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Approaches Wai names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
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Online support
How counseling approaches work online
Existential Therapy looks at questions of meaning, choice and personal responsibility. Online sessions give space to talk about what matters to you and how values shape daily decisions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to face difficult thoughts while moving toward goals. It helps with anxiety, depression and coping with life changes by focusing on values-based actions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try different methods based on your goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted to suit how you respond and what fits your life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and seeing non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be quicker check-ins or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit short updates, written reflection or flexible check-ins between longer sessions. These choices make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping progress moving forward.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can be addressed?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression and grief along with relationship and intimacy-related issues. Other areas include addiction, sleep problems, ADHD and career or self-esteem concerns.
How would sessions typically feel?
Sessions combine reflective conversation with practical exercises. Expect some talk about values and meaning alongside tools you can try between meetings.
What background does the counsellor have?
Wai has nine years of professional experience and works in the United Kingdom. He emphasises collaborative work and draws on a range of therapy styles.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the BACP and operates from the United Kingdom. No other registration details are provided here.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted when appropriate.
How can sessions be delivered online?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Multiple formats allow different rhythms and lengths of contact.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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