Catherine Cassells, BACP

Catherine Cassells works from an integrative, person-centred approach that focuses on what matters to each person. She aims to help people make realistic, manageable changes. Catherine uses straightforward conversation and practical techniques to support emotional wellbeing and clearer thinking.

She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centred principles. These methods help with stress, anxiety and mood difficulties by teaching simple skills for noticing thoughts, choosing actions, and building routines that feel achievable.

Catherine also addresses relationship and parenting concerns, communication problems and the challenges of life transitions. She helps people cope with feelings of abandonment, shame, guilt and isolation, and supports those facing blended family issues, divorce or caregiving stress.

Her work includes helping people manage the emotional effects of long-term illness, chronic pain and financial worries. Catherine pays attention to how past attachment experiences can shape present choices and relationships, and she uses gentle questioning to help people find meaning and purpose.

With three years' experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Catherine offers practical, person-focused support. Sessions are conversational and aimed at small, steady steps that fit into everyday life.

How Catherine's approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety and finding direction during life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies thought patterns that maintain distress and teaches simple strategies to change them, which can help with mood and anxiety problems. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating a supportive space where people feel heard and understood, which can ease shame, guilt and relationship worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Catherine will discuss what matters to the person and try methods that fit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and techniques are adapted over time to suit progress and feedback.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is helpful for a face-to-face feel, phone works when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins, and messaging suits brief reflections or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving and daily life while using the approaches described above.