Cathy Liddicott

I fully understand how difficult looking for help from someone we have never met can be.  Finding the right therapist for you is key, and making sure that you feel comfortable with them is very important - I believe that the relationship between us is the fundamental part of the healing process, so it has to feel right and only you can decide this for you.

Sometimes we don't know what it is that is wrong, we just don't feel ok, or sometimes we are aware that certain events or relationships have had an impact on us, but can't see how to move beyond this without a trusted, non-judgemental and compassionate other to work through it collaboratively. This is where therapy is entirely different from any relationship we experience and why it can be so effective in helping us to make sense of 'stuff'.

As clients, we see endless lists that therapists say they can work with, but might not feel we ‘fit’ any of these - I will endeavour to work with whatever you bring if I feel able to, otherwise I can help in advising, or redirecting you to a more appropriate service, or therapist if that feels more beneficial for you.

I work relationally and creatively with my clients; drawing on my training, experience, and self,  to ensure that I meet each client individually and in a way that feels right for them.  I currently work with individuals over 18, in a wide variety of areas, including but not exclusively,  developmental trauma, work/family issues, relationship endings or rupture, self-harm and suicidality, self-esteem, depression or/and anxiety, sexual assault or abuse, sexuality, bereavement and much more.

I aim to be a compassionate observer to whatever is going on for you and causing difficulty in your life, and to work alongside you to build self-awareness and understanding as to where the roots of these problems may stem from. In doing so, I hope to be able to help you move out of unhelpful thought patterns, feelings,  and behaviours, and into a more self-accepting, comfortable, happier place in your life. 

I personally see our early attachments as hugely significant through our lives, playing out in every relationship we have, be that with family, friends, children, things, food, alcohol, drugs, work, or ourselves.  We all have our 'stuff' and it can get in the way sometimes.

I would encourage you to visit my website (above) to find out a bit more about me, and to get further answers to questions you might have about therapy.

So that you can get a feel for how I am and how I work, I offer a free 30 minute initial conversation (either by phone/on-line or face to face) to give you the chance to see how it might feel to come to therapy with me, and whether we think we are a good fit for each other.

It's incredibly brave (and very difficult) to take that first step to reach out for help, but it can be the thing that transforms us and our lives.

Why not contact me and start your process today.

30 minute initial face to face, online, or phone conversation- free

Prior to becoming a therapist, I worked in industry for 25 years and raised a family before re-training at university.