Catherine "Cathie" Woolhouse, BACP

Catherine "Cathie" Woolhouse offers a person-centred way of working that places the client's experience at the heart of each session. She aims to create a calm space where people can speak openly about stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and self‑esteem. Cathie uses straightforward, respectful conversation to help people make sense of difficult feelings and decisions.

With six years of professional experience, Cathie draws on Client‑Centred, Existential and Systemic approaches to shape the work. That means she listens for what matters most to each person, looks at how relationships and patterns influence wellbeing, and helps clients consider values and meaning when facing life changes. These approaches suit concerns such as grief, parenting strain, relationship issues, career stress and compassion fatigue.

Cathie has particular experience supporting people with neurodiversity, including autism and Asperger syndrome, and with issues linked to adoption, attachment and abandonment. She also helps with family of origin problems, divorce and separation, and the effects of domestic violence or first responder stress.

She holds BACP, which indicates her professional membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Therapy is delivered online through video, phone, live chat or text messaging. The practice uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and session cost varies with location and therapist availability. To begin, clients use the platform Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Cathie’s Approaches Work Online

Client‑Centred Therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. The therapist offers empathic listening and reflective responses to help people feel heard and to clarify what they want to change. This approach is useful for anxiety, low self‑esteem and depression.

Existential Therapy looks at meaning, values and major life choices. It helps people facing big transitions, questions about purpose, or difficult decisions by encouraging honest reflection and personal responsibility.

Systemic Therapy pays attention to relationships and patterns between people. It can help when communication problems, family‑of‑origin issues, or repeated relational traps are making life harder.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cathie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as issues evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text‑based messaging. Video is good for face‑to‑face conversation, phone sessions suit shorter check‑ins or times with lower bandwidth, live chat supports quick exchanges and text messaging can help people who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and daily life.