About Catherine
Catherine Kearns is a BACP counsellor who aims to help people move forward when life feels stuck. She greets visitors warmly and offers practical, person-focused support. Catherine focuses on creating an atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgement.
She uses a mix of approaches to suit each person’s needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and existential perspectives. That variety helps her tailor sessions to problems like anxiety, depression, stress and addictions.
Background and approach
She also works with issues around identity and LGBT concerns and supports people facing trauma, relationship worries and life transitions. After several years working in the UK, Catherine opened her own clinical practice to reach more people. She describes taking clients on an individual basis and setting obtainable goals together.
Sessions may include conversational work, practical exercises and worksheets to build awareness and small changes over time. Catherine says she values continued professional development and learning from different cultural backgrounds. She encourages a first live session to get a clearer view of the presenting issues and to agree next steps.
Her approach aims to be straightforward and collaborative so clients feel involved in planning their progress. If contact is delayed, Catherine explains this is because she may be with another client and will respond as soon as she is available. She invites people to take the first step toward a happier, more fulfilling life and offers support along the way.
What Catherine works with
Everything Catherine lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Catherine is listed here; the rest shows what else Catherine works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Catherine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small steps toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, low mood and getting unstuck from old patterns. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape how people connect now and can help with intimacy issues, trust and relationship patterns. Client-centred therapy emphasises being heard and understood; the counsellor offers empathic listening and supports the person to find their own solutions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Catherine will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan stays relevant and practical.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, travel or family commitments and it means conversations can continue when attending in person is difficult. It also supports using worksheets and brief exercises between sessions to keep momentum. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often find that these practical benefits help clients sustain steady progress without promising a particular service.
Questions people ask about Catherine
What kinds of problems does Catherine help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and a wide range of other issues including trauma, self-esteem and identity matters.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Catherine combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques to create a practical, collaborative approach.
What is her professional background?
She has around five years of professional experience and has developed a personal clinical practice after earlier roles in the UK mental health field.
Is Catherine accredited and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted; sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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