Katherine Orr, BACP
Compassionate counsellor blending practical and reflective work
Book with KatherineAbout Katherine
Katherine Orr offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship problems. She helps people talk through difficult feelings and behaviours and supports practical steps towards change. Katherine uses a collaborative style and does not give direct advice; she works alongside each person to find what helps them most.
As a BACP counsellor Katherine blends psychodynamic ideas with person-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches.
Background and approach
She explains options plainly and tailors the way she works to the person in front of her. Sessions focus on what is happening now and how past patterns might still affect daily life. Katherine has four years of professional experience and has worked with people facing issues such as addiction, childhood abuse, grief, intimacy and parenting strain.
She also supports people dealing with identity and LGBT-related concerns and with neurodiversity-related problems including autism and attention differences. Her practice also covers practical worries like career decisions, coping with life changes and managing compassion fatigue for carers. Katherine encourages small, realistic steps people can try between sessions to build confidence and reduce overwhelm.
Katherine keeps a warm but professional approach. She aims to create steady progress through clear conversation, reflection and shared planning. To begin, clients use the site process to match and arrange sessions according to availability.
What Katherine works with
Everything Katherine lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Katherine is listed here; the rest shows what else Katherine works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Katherine lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Katherine’s approaches work online
Client-centred work focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the person. The counsellor offers space for someone to talk and reflects back what she hears so the person feels clearer about next steps. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Psychodynamic ideas explore how past experiences and relationships might influence current behaviour and emotional reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Katherine will discuss goals and preferences and suggest a mix of methods that fits the person’s needs. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as progress is made.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as shortening travel time or arranging appointments around work. It also allows continuity if someone moves regionally or is based outside the UK, though clients should confirm which session options are currently offered before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to combine reflective conversation with practical CBT tasks and between-session work, helping people try small changes in their daily routine.
Questions people ask about Katherine
What kinds of problems does Katherine help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship difficulties as well as addictions, grief and intimacy-related concerns.
How would she approach therapy?
Her style is collaborative and person-centred. She combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas to suit each person.
What experience does Katherine have?
She has four years of professional experience working with a range of issues including childhood abuse, addiction and compassion fatigue.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from outside the UK.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats the counsellor is offering at that time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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