Counsellor profile
Cathleen Brentnall, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 10 years of experience
Counsellor for relationships, trauma and life change
Continue with CathleenAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (395572)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Cathleen supplied to BetterHelp.
- Relationships
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting concerns
About Cathleen
BACP. 10 years' counselling experience. Cathleen Brentnall works with adults on relationships, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem, career issues, stress and anxiety, grief, mood difficulties and problems with sleep and eating. She also lists compassion fatigue, ADHD and support for life changes among her areas of focus.
Cathleen describes her approach as practical and client-led. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing alongside client-centred methods. Sessions can include talking things through, identifying values and goals, and learning concrete skills to manage mood and stress.
She can incorporate faith and prayer into sessions when a client asks for that to be part of the work. Cathleen emphasises exploring strengths, how people get and use energy, and how they make decisions and organise their life. That means sessions often look at routines, coping strategies and small changes that add up over time.
Her additional focus areas include abandonment issues, ageing and geriatric concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, cancer, caregiving stress, chronic pain and illness, codependency, communication problems, and separation or divorce. She also lists work around emptiness, commitment issues and dependent personality patterns.
Cathleen works in English and accepts international clients. The site shows location as the United Kingdom. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the online counselling options button.
How Cathleen uses therapeutic methods in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters to them and take small, purposeful steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and practising different ways of responding. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep and anger management.
EMDR is a method used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. It is often chosen when trauma and abuse are a central concern.
Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss options, try different methods where helpful and adapt the work to the client's goals and preferences rather than following a fixed plan.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, avoid travel and have shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people choose quieter surroundings, reduce time off work and remove the need to be on camera for every session depending on the available formats offered by the service.
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, self-esteem, career stress, anxiety, grief, mood difficulties and related areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centred work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and EMDR, using talking, values work and practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of counselling experience as shown on her profile.
What credentials and location are listed?
Her profile records BACP membership and a United Kingdom location.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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