About Kate
Kate Oliver-Smith is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with 13 years of experience who believes people can reach realistic goals when they choose to. She combines counselling skills with prior human resources work to help individuals sort out personal and workplace problems. Kate describes herself as warm, down to earth and approachable.
She aims to make conversations straightforward and focused so people feel able to take the next step. Her early career in human resources involved mediation, coaching and counselling for both groups and individuals.
Background and approach
That background shapes how she listens for practical patterns in work and life. It also informed her decision to train in psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and person-centred approaches, which she draws on in sessions. In practice she tailors the way she works to each person’s needs.
Sessions cover a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief and addictions. She also supports people with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career pressures and long-term health or caregiving challenges. Kate also works with concerns linked to attachment, adoption and foster care, body image, codependency and trauma.
Her style mixes direct problem-solving with space to reflect on deeper life patterns. Clients can expect a non-judgemental, empathic listening stance combined with practical steps when helpful. She is registered with NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.
Conversations are held in English and international clients may be supported; confirm current session options before booking. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to Kate’s availability.
What Kate works with
Everything Kate lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Kate is listed here; the rest shows what else Kate works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kate lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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 online working
Kate draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions, which suits issues like low self-esteem and relationship worries. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers practical techniques to manage anxiety, depression and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, personal preferences and what feels most helpful. This collaborative conversation guides which methods are used and how sessions are structured over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. In general online therapy can make fitting counselling into everyday life easier by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day. It can also suit people who prefer talking rather than meeting in person or who need to work around caregiving and work commitments. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists will work with clients to choose the most practical way to meet that supports their needs and goals.
Questions people ask about Kate
What issues does Kate commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression and also supports people with relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, addictions and self-esteem concerns.
What is her counselling style like?
The approach is warm and down to earth, combining empathic listening with practical steps to tackle problems as they arise.
How much experience does she have?
Kate has 13 years of experience working in counselling, psychotherapy and earlier roles in human resources.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is registered with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kate?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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