Catherine Cross, BACP

Catherine Cross offers straightforward support for people who feel overwhelmed, stuck or unsure where to begin. She writes plainly and listens closely, helping clients face stress, anxiety, depression and relationship worries. Catherine aims to make talking about difficult feelings feel possible and useful.

She brings four years of counselling experience gained in the United Kingdom. Her background includes work for the NHS, a children’s centre with parents, and a private practice supporting adults over short and longer courses of therapy. She also supports construction industry workers through a charity role and has worked in schools with parents of children with special educational needs.

Catherine is an accredited member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, BACP. She has a particular interest in neurodiversity and how it affects mental health. That interest informs how she talks through issues like ADHD, autism and the stresses that come with caregiving.

Her approach is warm and down to earth. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical ways to feel calmer and more capable. She helps people manage grief, addiction concerns, intimacy or self-esteem problems and the tiredness that comes from long-term stress.

People often come to Catherine to make decisions, cope with life changes, or to reduce anger and sleeplessness. She works with a wide range of concerns including bipolar, eating difficulties, substance issues, family and parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. Her aim is to help clients regain a sense of control and purpose.

Talking approaches and how online therapy helps

Client-Centred Therapy centres on listening and helping people find their own answers. It focuses on the person in front of the counsellor, encouraging honest talk and building self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and action that keep problems going and teaches clear techniques to change them. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating difficulties.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Catherine will discuss what feels right and adapt methods as goals evolve. That means practical tools from CBT can be combined with reflective, person-centred conversations to suit the client’s needs and preferences.

Online sessions make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from wherever the client is based in the United Kingdom. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, immediate grounding or for people who prefer writing to speaking. These options help people keep continuity and fit therapy into everyday life.