Catherine Hirst
Warm person-centred counselling for life changes
About Catherine
Catherine Hirst is a counsellor who follows a person-centred outlook. She aims to offer a warm, approachable space where people can talk through worries and life stresses. Catherine is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works within their ethical framework.
She believes empathy and understanding help people process difficult experiences. Her own life has included challenges and celebrations, which shaped her wish to support others.
Background and approach
Catherine helps people build coping skills and become more resilient when facing hard situations. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, family concerns, self-esteem, career issues and coping with life changes. She also gives attention to blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, infidelity, isolation and loneliness, jealousy, prejudice and discrimination, self-harm, workplace difficulties and young adult issues.
In practice she uses a person-centred base and an integrative style tailored to each person. That means conversations are guided by what the client brings and Catherine adapts techniques to suit the individual. Sessions are designed to be practical and down-to-earth, with time to reflect and try new ways of coping.
Catherine works from the United Kingdom and provides sessions in English. Her approach is steady and supportive, aimed at helping people find clearer thinking and better ways to manage the next steps in their lives.
What Catherine works with
Sessions & fees
Person-centred and practical support online
Person-centred counselling places emphasis on empathy, active listening and helping someone feel understood. It supports people who are coping with anxiety, low mood, relationship strain or life transitions by giving space to talk and reflect. Integrative work blends that person-centred base with other evidence-based techniques chosen to fit the person. This allows for a flexible mix of discussion, practical tools and coping strategies that suit the presenting issue.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques feel most helpful for their goals and preferences. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made or needs shift.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for fitting a session into a short break. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing reflection or people who prefer written conversation. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family life while still keeping therapy regular and focused.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
