Counsellor profile
Catherine Baines, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 3 years of experience
BACP counsellor focusing on relationships and loss
Continue with CatherineAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (400832)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Catherine supplied to BetterHelp.
- Relationship issues
- Grief and loss
- Self esteem
About Catherine
Catherine Baines is a BACP member with three years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people on relationship issues, grief and loss, motivation, self-esteem and confidence, and depression. Sessions are presented as a place to talk through thoughts and feelings without judgement.
Catherine focuses on practical conversation and personal priorities. She encourages clients to identify small, manageable steps they can try between sessions. The emphasis is on clear, everyday language rather than technical therapy terms.
She also supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. Addictions, intimacy-related concerns and issues around eating or sleeping are within her remit. Catherine lists a wider range of topics she can address, including ADHD, bipolar, career matters and compassion fatigue.
Additional areas mentioned include adoption and foster care matters, attachment and family of origin issues, caregiver strain, chronic illness and end-of-life concerns. She notes work with problems such as abandonment, infidelity, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and hoarding.
The counsellor describes the first step as a practical one: reach out, answer a short matching questionnaire and book an initial session. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted.
Catherine conducts sessions in English. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking, using the platform's online counselling options to begin the matching and scheduling process.
How Catherine frames therapeutic methods for online work
Catherine describes her practice as using evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people talk through current problems and build coping strategies. One common approach she uses is talking-based work that focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns and testing small changes in daily life; this helps with anxiety, stress and low mood by making problems more manageable in practical steps. Another approach emphasises working through grief and loss by allowing space to process feelings and organise practical tasks that follow bereavement.She treats finding the right approach as a collaborative task. The counsellor will discuss what feels most useful, try different ways of working and agree on goals and small actions together. Clients are involved in choosing methods that suit their needs and preferences.
Confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family commitments, reduce travel time and allow regular check-ins from wherever you are in the UK. Some formats may be better for a shorter check-in or for avoiding video if bandwidth is limited, so check which options are offered when you arrange your first appointment.
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Also works with
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with relationship problems, grief and loss, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and related issues such as addictions and stress.
What is her counselling style?
She uses practical conversation and everyday language to help clients identify steps they can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has three years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP member and works from the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the UK?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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