This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hi, I'm Catherine and I support people like you through difficult and emotionally challenging times in life, helping them make sense of any issues and problems they're facing and enhance their mental and emotional wellbeing so that they can move forward in life with clarity and confidence and create lasting change.
As an Integrative practitioner I draw on various tools and techniques from my different trainings to best support you and your healing and growth, I'm therefore very client focused, adapting sessions to individual needs.
As a Humanistic practitioner, the foundation of my work draws on accepting and understanding you as you are, fully empathising with your experience and being open and genuine with you at all times. My approach is very person-centred; you as a unique person are at the heart of my practice, your individual goals, needs and strengths naturally guide our work together.
I work holistically and relationally, attending to all aspects of you (mind, body and spirit) in the here and now and in relationship with me so that together we can build awareness in a co-created, safe and trusting space where growth and change can organically occur.
I believe we all have mental health and depending on our past and current experiences our mental wellbeing can fluctuate from good to poor and sometimes all we need is a safe space to talk to someone about what’s troubling us. Through the trusting therapeutic relationship awareness is built and something different can start to emerge.
Before working as a Therapist I worked in the corporate sector for 15 years and gradually made the transition into what I'm truly passionate about; supporting people with their holistic wellbeing.
Over the years I've faced my own difficulties and with the support of a Counsellor I worked through these challenging experiences and so I understand what it's like to be on the other side.
Training, qualifications & experience
I began working as a Life Coach several years ago, having trained in Cognitive Behavioural Coaching, supporting women to understand what they truly want in life and discover ways to create positive change in careers and relationships so that they can reach their fullest potential.
My passion and interest in supporting people on their journeys of healing and growth naturally led me to begin my therapy training at the Gestalt Centre where I completed a foundation course in Gestalt Counselling which further led me to embark on a rigorous three year training at Metanoia Institute where I qualified as a BACP registered Integrative Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counsellor (MBACP).
In addition to my private practice, I also have experience working as a Counsellor for the NHS where I gained extensive experience in supporting people going through a variety of different issues and problems.
I offer counselling support in areas including depression, anxiety, bereavement and loss, relationship difficulties, trauma, abuse, stress management, addiction, bullying, low confidence and self esteem, health issues, pregnancy and motherhood and work related problems.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Additional information
£75 per 50 minute session
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Further information
Testimonials
"I credit Catherine with helping me turn my life around. When I first reached out to Catherine, I was in a highly stressful job which was well paid but which I did not enjoy, I had just broken up with a partner of several years, still jointly owned a house with my ex, and I was about to turn 30. I was worried about fertility and believed my decision to end my relationship may mean that I would not meet someone I wanted to have a family with before the "body clock" caught up with me. Catherine helped me navigate all these challenges with calm and compassion. She talked me through the process of selling the house, helped me into a position where I was able to contemplate and execute a career change, supported me in the highs and lows of dating again. After a year of sessions with Catherine, I had sold the house, met my partner (now fiancé) and moved to a job I love (she talked me through the stress of the job transition amazingly too). More importantly, within myself I felt empowered happy and calm. Catherine achieved this all without giving any life advice but rather by challenging my unhelpful assumptions and thoughts and helping me think in a constructive and empowering way. I have recommended her to all of my friends. She is incredibly good at what she does, and combines her skills with genuine warmth and empathy."
Anon
"Thanks to Catherine and the amazing help she brought my way last year I experienced a difference in the way I felt, created a much better relationship with myself and started to see the path forward for change. I feel so blessed to be having this opportunity to start afresh and I really don’t think I would be in this position if I hadn’t met Catherine and benefited from the amazing time spent working with her."
Tara
"I cannot recommend Catherine highly enough. I had 6 sessions of life-coaching with her over a period of about 3 months and some of the things she got me to think about I found really challenging. I had tried various things before - even a career break abroad - and seen various people about feeling really 'stuck', but without much success. However, about 6 weeks after my sessions with Catherine had finished, I had this amazing lightbulb moment, like I'd suddenly discovered the secret key to life! Although nothing could be seen to have actually changed in practice, my life was suddenly amazing and something to be really excited about. My mindset about everything had completely altered and I found new energy, contentment and a lot more confidence. A couple of months later I met my now husband, which I don't think would have been possible if I'd still been in my previous mindset."
Franky
"I have tried therapy in the past but never persevered as I wasn't seeing huge benefits. I turned to coaching to try a different approach when I found myself lacking confidence and direction after losing my job during the pandemic. I am so glad I did! Catherine is amazing to work with. In our short time together, I learned SO much. She broke down my thought processes and challenged me on the unhelpful stories I was telling myself. She has a very empathetic and warm nature. Our time varied greatly as she knew how to tackle goals when I needed this and offered an ear when I simply needed to vent. I also enjoyed the use of creative tasks. I looked forward to our sessions every week and can honestly say I am miles from the person she met on day one. I would not hesitate to call Catherine again if I ever feel like I need bit more help in the future."
Rebecca
"I went to Catherine at a time in my life when I felt completely lost. She is a very talented coach who knew exactly the routes to take me when I had no idea myself. I am so grateful to her for helping me to find my way and get to know myself again, unlocking parts of me that I had lost or forgotten, and dissolving old stories and fixed beliefs that I had been living my life by. She helped me to focus and remember my true passions and led me to find the inspiration to set up my own creative projects. Catherine also helped me enormously during a challenging period of anxiety and health troubles. The way she helped me to explore what was going on and the tools that she equipped me with were life-changing."
Anon
