Wai Kan
Practical, person-centred support for everyday challenges
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About Wai
Wai Kan uses a person-centred approach alongside structured therapies to help people find practical ways forward. He believes clients know their own stories and brings respectful, steady support while people work through stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship concerns. His tone is calm and direct, aimed at reducing overwhelm as conversations begin.
He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thoughts and unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
He also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches to strengthen how people relate to themselves and others. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are offered when regulation and coping strategies are needed. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps.
Wai helps clients spot behaviours that keep problems going and practices alternatives together. He encourages values-based choices so people can build routines that feel meaningful and doable. Over nine years of work in the UK have included supporting people with addictions, sleep problems, eating concerns, anger and self-esteem difficulties.
He also works with issues such as ADHD, bipolar, compassion fatigue and the emotional impact of chronic illness. Clients can expect a collaborative attitude in sessions. Questions, short exercises and practical tools are used alongside listening.
The aim is clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping rather than long theoretical chat.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 9
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 124446
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Wai's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Wai works with
Everything Wai lists, 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 counselling
- 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 lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
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How Wai works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, habits and what feels doable. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made.
Practical benefits of online sessions can include fitting therapy around work and family life and avoiding travel time. If you prefer a shorter check-in or want to join from a quieter place, discuss options when you book. Because the biography does not list session formats, confirm the available online arrangements before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled and delivered.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Wai Kan work with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions and sleeping problems, among other concerns.
Which therapeutic styles does he use?
He combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches, with Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills as needed.
How much experience does he have?
He has nine years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural issues in the United Kingdom.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options with the service before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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