Catherine Foster, BACP

Catherine Foster is a BACP counsellor with five years of practice supporting people through stress, anxiety and major life changes. She aims to offer calm, practical support to people who feel overwhelmed, unsure or stuck. Catherine speaks plainly and listens closely to what each person brings to sessions. Her approach is person-centred, so sessions follow the pace and priorities of the individual. She helps people untangle difficult feelings and find everyday strategies that fit their lives. This can include working through grief, relationship strain, workplace issues, or the fallout from trauma and abuse. Catherine also offers support around identity and sexuality, women’s issues, parenting strains and career pressures. She uses conversation, quiet reflection or creative ways of expressing thoughts depending on what a client prefers. The aim is to build on the client’s own strengths and resources. People can expect a warm, non-judgemental presence in sessions and a focus on practical tools as well as new perspectives. She will help identify coping strategies for compassion fatigue, low self-esteem and anxiety symptoms. Sessions are open-ended and shaped by what the person needs at each stage. Catherine works with a variety of concerns including LGBT matters, family disagreements and workplace bullying. She supports clients who want coaching-style guidance as well as those who prefer counselling. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, chat or messaging.

Client-centred care delivered online

Catherine practises client-centred therapy which focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. This approach helps people feel heard and supported while they work through grief, anxiety, relationship worries or issues around identity and sexuality.

In a client-centred session the therapist offers empathy and reflection rather than directing the conversation. The aim is to help people discover their own solutions and build practical coping skills that fit their life and goals.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the process and will be discussed collaboratively. Catherine will work with each person to identify which way of working suits their needs and to adjust the style as things change over time.

Online therapy makes it simple to fit counselling into a busy life. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat allows shorter check-ins and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people access support from wherever they are in the United Kingdom and make it easier to maintain regular sessions around work and family commitments.