About me
I am a fully qualified and accredited Senior Systemic Couple and Family Psychotherapist (MA) offering psychotherapy, clinical supervision and consultancy online worldwide. I have over 25 years’ clinical experience working therapeutically with individuals, couples and families, of all ages, both within the NHS, and via my own independent practice.
Whether you share a bed or live on different continents, my practice is dedicated to helping people connect, communicate, rediscover intimacy, and find ways to develop more meaningful relationships with the people who matter most.
Some of the issues I work with include:
- infidelity, trust and commitment
- family estrangement and low contact arrangements
- sex, desire, connection and intimacy
- parenting, loss and life transitions
- separation, divorce and blended family dynamics
- recovering from unhealthy relational patterns and building more meaningful, connected relationships
I work in a collaborative and non-judgemental way with clients across gender, sexuality and relationship diversity, and welcome couples and families of all kinds.
My practice is strengths and resilience orientated, collaborative, and underpinned by the latest evidence based principles.
I have undertaken specialist post-graduate training in Psychosexual & Relationship Psychotherapy and Emotion Focused Therapy, and have a special interest in supporting people with sex and intimacy.
Fully insured to provide a worldwide online service.
Alongside my clinical practice, I am UKCP Media Spokesperson and regularly invited to contribute expert opinion to the national & international media, including The Guardian, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan & The Independent on a range of relational psychotherapy matters.
I am committed to promoting social justice & improving access to specialist support for those most in need through my work with charities Clean Slate & Support Through Court.
See "Further information" for Media, Publications and Social Initiatives.
How it works:
- I offer fortnightly/biweekly online appointments Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays predominantly during the day.
- Feel free to get in touch via admin@katherinecavallo.com, providing a few details about what brings you to therapy and what type of therapy you are seeking (individual, couple, family etc) and any questions you may have.
- Providing a sense of your availability is most helpful, so we can ensure to find a suitable appointment schedule that will work for all involved.
- I review all new enquiries and aim to respond within 3-5 working days. If you do not receive a response within this timeframe, please check your spam/junk. My PA then manages onboarding & logistics.
- During a first appointment, you will have a further opportunity to ask any questions and think through the options available, before considering a collaborative therapy plan together.
For further details:
- Please see my UKCP profile for responses to FAQs
- Client Reviews/Testimonials available upon enquiry
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
Within the NHS, my experience spans a variety of contexts, including Community and Inpatient Mental Health Services. Alongside my clinical role, I have also been involved in service development and leadership, providing training, clinical supervision and consultation, and worked as a Specialist Clinical Lecturer.
In private practice, I initially worked with the Oxford Priory Wellbeing Centre before founding my own independent relational psychotherapy practice, now available remotely worldwide.
In recent years my role has diversified- alongside my clinical role, I am frequently invited to contribute expert opinion to the national media, as UKCP spokesperson, work closely with charities Clean Slate and Support Through Court, and am committed to ongoing professional development through training and academic writing.
Qualifications
MA Systemic Family Psychotherapy – Tavistock and Portman Clinic, London
Treating Couples: Surmountable Challenges – Harvard Medical School
Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) Levels 1 & 2 – British Emotion Focused Therapy Association
PGDip Systemic Family Practice (Eating Disorders) – University of Reading
PGC Applied Systemic Theory – Tavistock and Portman Clinic, London
PGC Teaching and Assessment – Oxford Brookes University
CBT for Children and Young People – OCTC
Enhanced CBT for Eating Disorders – Prof Christopher Fairburn
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy – Oxford Health DBT Service
Multifamily Therapy for Eating Disorders – Maudsley Hospital, London
Professional Membership & Accreditation
United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP)
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT)
International Centre for Excellence in Emotion Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) Professional Associate College of Sex and Relationship Therapists (COSRT)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Further information
National Media & Professional Publications
As UKCP Media Spokesperson I am regularly invited to contribute to the national media on a range of relational psychotherapy matters:
Guardian - its a risky business emotionally; the social shift towards open relationships
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/31/open-marriage-relationships-society-trends-therapy
Telegraph - finances in couple relationships - its not simply about money
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/why-more-women-are-building-a-f-you-fund/
Cosmopolitan - addressing the lethal risks of contemporary sexual trends
- https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/sex/a71151141/mummification-kink/
Independent - managing feelings of loss when others are celebrating milestones
- https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/surviving-wedding-season-single-b2764335.html
Guardian - the rise in low contact family relationships; a compromise fraught with complexity
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/05/the-rise-of-low-contact-family-relationships-i-said-mum-i-need-to-take-some-space
Telegraph - contemporary ideas regarding narcissism in close relationships
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/wellbeing/mental-health/dark-empath-traits/
Guardian - is my sons' relationship abusive?
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/dec/27/my-sons-girlfriend-has-taken-over-his-life-and-i-fear-hes-being-suffocated
Context (AFT): Upcoming — Managing intimate partner violence emerging in couples therapy (2026).
Additional Media & Features: Further commentary across UK print, broadcast, and digital outlets, including iNews, Stylist Magazine, and global press syndication.
Social and Charitable Initiatives
Alongside clinical work, I remain committed to supporting access to specialist therapy and social justice through a number of voluntary and charitable initiatives:
- The Clean Slate Partnership
A limited number of clinical supervision appointments are reserved for therapists working with the domestic abuse charity Clean Slate (https://www.cleanslate.org.uk). These appointments are offered on a pro bono basis, with all fees paid by the therapist directly to the charity. This ensures those working in this complex field receive specialist clinical supervision, while simultaneously funding the charity's ability to support more people affected by domestic abuse.
- Support Through Court Guardianship
I work closely with Support Through Court, who provides vital support to people navigating the legal system without legal representation (litigants in person). As part of my role, a regular sum from my monthly income is donated to the charity to ensure that those who cannot afford a lawyer still have access to a fairer experience in the court system. My contribution is acknowledges on their website - https://supportthroughcourt.org/get-involved/individuals-and-the-legal-community/.
