Catherine Thomson
Supportive person-centred counsellor for practical change
About Catherine
Catherine Thomson introduces herself simply as Kate and speaks with a warm, straightforward manner. She aims to make therapy feel approachable for people who are worried or overwhelmed. Sessions focus on practical steps people can take now to feel steadier and more able to cope.
Kate draws on five years of experience and is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her work covers common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief.
Background and approach
She also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family difficulties, addictions, and challenges around self-esteem and life changes. Her way of working is person-centred and practical. That means the conversation starts with what matters to the individual and then uses suitable tools to help.
Methods can include mindfulness, letter writing, vision boards, narrative work and play-based techniques when they fit the person. Sessions often focus on clearer thinking and calmer reactions. Kate supports people to spot unhelpful patterns, set realistic goals and practise new ways of responding.
She also helps people name their values and make choices that match those values. Kate has experience in both charitable and personal settings, including work with national organisations and corporate healthcare. She has carried out sessions face-to-face and online, and has worked with people from a range of cultural and sexual backgrounds.
Her style is described as non-judgemental and flexible. She aims to listen, guide and help people find practical steps forward so they can build more confidence and improve daily wellbeing.
What Catherine works with
How Catherine works
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Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on the values that matter most. It uses simple exercises to build willingness to act despite difficult feelings, which can support work on anxiety, depression and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for stress, anxiety, sleep problems and low mood, and often involves short exercises to practise between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk through options and adapt methods to the person’s goals and preferences. That means therapy can shift over time as needs change, with the client and therapist deciding together what helps most.
Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging to make therapy fit everyday life. Video sessions mirror a face-to-face conversation, phone work can be easier when bandwidth is low, and text-based options suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats can make regular contact more practical and help keep progress steady despite busy schedules or travel.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| 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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
