Catherine Thomson, BACP

BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) registered. Five years' experience. Catherine Thomson uses person-centred counselling and a range of creative tools to help with stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, self-esteem and other life difficulties.

Catherine, who prefers to be called Kate, works with people facing change, loss, illness, trauma, depression and social difficulties. She also supports those dealing with parenting strain, intimacy issues, addiction concerns and neurodiversity-related challenges such as autism and Asperger syndrome. She notes experience with a wide range of additional areas including attachment and abandonment issues, body image, chronic illness and family problems.

Her main approach is person-centred counselling, which she combines with solution-focused techniques. Kate uses practical activities such as sand tray work, letter writing, vision boards, narrative exercises, play techniques and mindfulness. She offers psychoeducation as part of sessions when it helps people understand patterns and responses.

Sessions aim to reduce anxiety, manage difficult feelings, change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and help people set goals and assert boundaries. Catherine describes her style as non-judgemental and professional, and says she adapts methods to suit each person’s needs and preferences.

Her background includes roles at charities such as Mind and Action for Carers, work in the private sector including Bupa, and running a private practice. She has worked with people across diverse cultures and sexual orientations, and has provided both face-to-face and online counselling.

To begin, clients follow the site process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online counselling options button.

How Catherine uses different therapeutic approaches online