About me
Hello, I’m Kathryn, an integrative therapist offering a warm, thoughtful, and confidential space for adults to explore whatever has brought them to therapy.
You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, low, or stuck, struggling with your relationships or self-worth, navigating a difficult life transition, or simply finding that something doesn’t feel quite right. You don’t need to have everything figured out before starting therapy.
I work with adults experiencing a range of difficulties and life experiences. Alongside this broader practice, I have particular interests in women’s emotional and physical wellbeing, including health anxiety, ADHD and autism, PMDD and other premenstrual difficulties (including PME and PMS), perimenopause and menopause, and fertility-related challenges. I also have lived experience of ADHD and of living with a chronic health condition.
I believe therapy should give you space to be honest and curious about your experiences, without needing to have everything neatly worked out. Together, we can take time to understand what is happening, explore what may be keeping you stuck, and consider what might help you move forward.
My approach is integrative, drawing on person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches. Where it feels useful and appropriate, I also bring body-informed and somatic ways of working into therapy. For some people, the relationship between emotional and physical experiences is an important part of the work; for others, it may not be relevant at all.
I work primarily online with clients across the UK via Google Meet, with a limited number of in-person walk-and-talk sessions available in selected areas of south-east London.
If you’re unsure whether I might be the right therapist for you, you’re welcome to get in touch. We can have an initial conversation about what you’re looking for and whether working together feels appropriate.
Training, qualifications & experience
My training spans therapeutic practice, mental health, women’s health and embodied approaches, alongside more than 15 years’ experience in education and pastoral care.
Therapeutic practice
I am an MBACP Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and an integrative therapist. My therapeutic training draws on person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches, alongside body-informed and somatic ways of working where appropriate.
Postgraduate study
I have completed two years of taught postgraduate study on the MSc Women’s Health at University College London (UCL), including modules across the Institute for Women’s Health, School of Psychiatry and Health Psychology department.
My postgraduate study has included substantial work in anxiety and depression, neurodevelopmental conditions, psychological trauma and PTSD, and physical and mental health, stress and ageing.
This has explored the biological, psychological and social factors involved in anxiety and depression and their treatment; neurodiversity, ADHD and autism, including differences in presentation, mental health and the psychological and social dimensions of diagnosis and identity; and trauma across the lifespan, including developmental and childhood trauma, PTSD, psychological and neurological mechanisms, and current approaches to treatment.
I have also studied the biopsychosocial relationship between physical and mental health, including acute and chronic stress, coping, pain, wellbeing and the relationship between depression and physical illness.
Alongside this broader mental-health study, my postgraduate work has included substantial study of women’s reproductive and physical health, including reproductive health, female reproductive anatomy, physiology and pathology, fertility and infertility, pregnancy and childbirth, menopause, and breast and reproductive cancers.
This has included study of hormones and the menstrual cycle; menstrual disorders, PCOS/PMOS, endometriosis and adenomyosis; premature ovarian insufficiency and menopause; fertility and infertility and their psychological impact; assisted reproduction and IVF; pregnancy and childbirth, including antenatal and psychiatric disorders in pregnancy; and women’s experiences of breast and reproductive cancers, including treatment and the cancer journey.
This knowledge particularly informs my interest in supporting people experiencing health anxiety, ADHD and autism, premenstrual difficulties, perimenopause and menopause, and fertility-related challenges. Where physical and psychological experiences are closely connected, I can bring relevant health knowledge into the therapeutic conversation without reducing someone’s experience to biology.
Education, pastoral care and supporting development
I have worked as a teacher since 2009, supporting people through learning, development and change.
Alongside teaching, I have held pastoral and leadership responsibilities including Director of Studies, Head of House and safeguarding responsibility. This has involved supporting people through difficulties, recognising when additional help may be needed, and working collaboratively with other professionals and services, including CAMHS.
Embodied practice
I completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Breeze Yoga in 2021, accredited by Yoga Alliance. The training included anatomy and physiology, yoga teaching methodology, pranayama, meditation and mindfulness, and adapting practice for different bodies and physical needs.
This training, alongside my therapeutic and academic background, contributes to my body-aware approach. Where appropriate, awareness of breath, body, movement and nervous-system experience can become part of our therapeutic exploration.
Professional standards
I hold professional liability insurance, an Enhanced DBS check and current first-aid training, and I work in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Women’s health:
Women’s health; women’s emotional and physical wellbeing; reproductive health; hormonal health; perimenopause; PMS; PME; premenstrual difficulties; menstrual health; menstrual disorders; fertility-related challenges; trying to conceive; fertility support; endometriosis; adenomyosis; PMOS (formerly PCOS); premature ovarian insufficiency (POI)
Neurodiversity:
Neurodivergence; ADHD in women; autism in women; ASD in women
Trauma:
Childhood trauma; adverse childhood experiences
Therapies offered
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Fees
£75.00 per session
Additional information
£75 - 50 minutes
Individual therapy sessions are £75 for 50 minutes. I also offer reduced-cost bundles of 3 sessions (£215) or 6 sessions (£425).
I offer a 10% discount on single sessions for people in full-time education.
Further information
If you’re considering therapy but aren’t sure where to start, you’re welcome to get in touch. We can briefly discuss what you’re looking for and whether I might be a suitable therapist for you before deciding whether to arrange a first session.
I work primarily online with clients across the UK via Google Meet. I also offer a limited number of in-person walk-and-talk therapy sessions in selected areas of south-east London, where this format is appropriate for the client and the work.
