Counsellor profile
Kate Lacy, NCPS
Based in United Kingdom · 25 years of experience
Counsellor for stress, relationships and mood
Continue with KateAt a glance
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom (NCS22-03960)
- Qualifications
- NCPS
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Kate supplied to BetterHelp.
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- CBT and mindfulness
About Kate
NCPS. 25 years' experience. Kate Lacy works with people on stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, depression, addictions and a wide range of life stresses. She uses a mix of attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches and describes the person as the expert in their own story.
Kate frames counselling as a practical conversation. She listens to how life feels at the moment and helps people identify small, workable changes. Sessions cover everyday problems such as sleep and eating issues, parenting strain, career pressures and coping with loss. She also addresses longer-standing difficulties like trauma, addiction, attachment and dissociation.
Her work includes attention to relational patterns and how past relationships shape current ones. Attachment-based methods are used to look at connection and trust, while client-centred work focuses on the person’s experience in the room. Cognitive behavioural tools may be used for managing anxiety, mood and habits. Mindfulness techniques can help with focus and emotional regulation.
People who come to Kate range across issues such as grief, chronic health challenges, caring responsibilities, body image and communication problems. She also lists specific focuses including abandonment, aging and blended family matters. The approach is collaborative and conversational rather than prescriptive.
Sessions are intended to be practical and paced to what each person needs. Prospective clients are encouraged to consider goals and immediate concerns when booking a first appointment. The tone is straightforward and aimed at helping people make changes they can use in daily life.
How her therapeutic approaches work in online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at patterns of connection and trust formed in earlier relationships and how they affect current interactions; it can be helpful for intimacy, abandonment and attachment issues. Client-centred counselling focuses on the person’s immediate experience and priorities, placing the client’s perspective at the centre of each session to build clearer self-understanding. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with practical exercises and techniques that suit anxiety, mood problems and some habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, and the choice of methods is agreed together. Clients can expect a collaborative process where approaches are tried and adjusted according to what helps most.
Confirm the session formats before booking as they are not listed here. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow a shorter check-in if time is limited and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals commonly use remote sessions to support people who need flexible options, and this counsellor will discuss practical arrangements when you book your first session.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self esteem, depression and addictions among other concerns.
What style of counselling does she use?
Her style combines attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches focused on practical change.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience in counselling and related work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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