Catherine Dicken, BACP

Catherine Dicken focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She offers calm, practical support for low mood, grief, relationship strain and problems with sleep or eating. Catherine writes plainly and listens closely so people feel heard and understood.

She uses a mix of approaches that aim to make day to day life easier. Catherine draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and still take meaningful steps. She uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas to build safety in the therapeutic relationship and to explore how early patterns affect current relationships.

Sessions are conversational and straightforward. People can expect reflective listening, gentle questioning and exercises they can try between appointments. Catherine helps clients set small, realistic goals and checks progress together each session.

Over four years she has supported people facing addiction, family problems, anger and issues tied to identity and self-worth. Additional focus areas include abandonment, blended family tensions, codependency and coping with separation. Catherine also offers help for those managing ADHD, bipolar or compassion fatigue.

She works in English and offers online options for people in the United Kingdom and beyond. The first step is usually a short matching process to find a good fit and then scheduling a time that suits the person seeking help.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck. It focuses on values and actions, which suits goals like reducing avoidance or increasing meaningful activity. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns formed early in life and how they show up now, helping people improve trust and closeness in relationships. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the work, with the therapist offering warm, non-judgemental listening so clients can find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Catherine will listen to your goals, try different ways of working and agree on methods that fit your needs and preferences. This collaborative process means the approach can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls let people use facial cues and longer conversations, while phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, note-taking or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make it possible to fit therapy around work, family and travel without losing continuity of care.