catherine

About
Hi I’m Catherine, I am a Counsellor and a counselling lecturer with a background in working with children and young adults in schools, and coaching and mentoring adults in the workplace. I am a fully qualified counsellor dedicated to supporting you on your journey toward emotional well-being and meaningful change.
With a focus on working at your pace, I create a safe and non-judgmental space where we can explore life’s challenges together. My approach is rooted in empathy and respect, allowing us to navigate issues such as trauma, anxiety, grief and loss, depression, relationship difficulties, and life transitions in confidence and trust.
I am passionate about supporting individuals within culturally diverse communities and promoting inclusivity and intersectionality in my practice, offering a space where everyone is respected and affirmed.
Theoretical Background
Person- centred, Integrative
Counselling Offered
Face to Face
Online
Telephone
Clinical Background
I specialise in integrating talking therapy with a range of therapeutic modalities and techniques, offering a personalised and holistic approach that caters to your individual needs and wellbeing. This person-centred and integrative type of therapy is particularly effective for those dealing with deep-seated emotional pain and trauma, providing tools and insights, and developing coping strategies that can support you.
I hold a current Enhanced DBS.
I have Professional Indemnity and public liability insurance.
I am a Registered Member of the BACP. I attend regular CPD.
I attend regular supervision to monitor my professional work.
QUALIFICATIONS & FURTHER TRAINING
- BA (Hons) Art and Design
- DipHE: Education and training
- Diploma in Counselling Practice: working with Children and young people, working with anxiety, addiction and Trauma
- Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Certificate in Trauma Training: working with dissociative disorders in clinical practice
- Certificate in Trauma Training: working with relational trauma dealing with disorganised attachment
- Certificate in Trauma Training: working with shame
- Certificate in Bereavement counselling: working with the complexity and complications of Grief
- Certificate in Gestalt therapy: working with chair work and the internal saboteur
- Certificate in Gestalt therapy: working with metaphor
- Certificate in Internal Family Systems: working with ego states, self-states and parts
- Certificate in attachment Theory: relationships and mental health
- Certificate in Solution Focused Therapy: working with the Solution Focussed Brief Therapy model
- Introduction to EFT: Emotional Freedom Techniques