Kathryn Sherfield
Counselling that fits your pace
About Kathryn
Kathryn Sherfield offers short and longer-term counselling for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or difficult life changes. She speaks plainly and aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what matters to them. Kathryn uses a flexible style so sessions fit each person rather than forcing a fixed format.
She holds the Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from CPCAB and is a member of the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society).
Background and approach
Kathryn draws mainly on client-centred ideas, which means she listens without trying to fix everything for you. She helps people build their own insight and strategies, and brings in other methods when they suit the situation. Sessions typically last 45 minutes and Kathryn aims to be reliable and punctual.
Her approach includes a mixture of cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness practices and solution-focused ideas when helpful. She also uses narrative work to help people reframe difficult experiences. People come to her for many concerns including trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, depression, bipolar, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, career stress and ADHD.
She also works with matters such as abandonment, attachment issues, chronic illness, caregiver stress and body image. Kathryn describes her role as walking alongside clients rather than solving problems for them. She reviews progress regularly and keeps professional boundaries.
Sessions are offered in English and take place with an emphasis on warmth, respect and practical support.
What Kathryn works with
How Kathryn works
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Sessions & fees
How Kathryn’s approaches work online
Client-centred counselling focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist offers an accepting presence and helps people name what matters to them, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. Online sessions can include practical exercises and simple behavioural steps to try between meetings, which helps with anxiety, depression and stress management.
Mindfulness work teaches attention and grounding skills. Short practices and breathing techniques learned online can support sleep, emotional regulation and coping with painful memories.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kathryn will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. This collaborative planning helps make therapy feel relevant and manageable for each person.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls are closest to in-person sessions and allow face-to-face connection. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflections or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around daily life.
| 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
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
