Catherine Hoversholm, NCPS

Catherine Hoversholm helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or grief. She supports those coping with low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. Catherine speaks plainly and aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.

She has 15 years of professional experience and holds NCPS as a credential. She creates a calm, open space where clients can bring thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement. Sessions are framed around what matters most to the person in front of her.

Her approach draws on a mix of well-known techniques. Cognitive behavioural tools are used to spot unhelpful patterns and try small experiments to change them. Client-centred ideas make sure the conversation stays focused on the client's experience and priorities.

Mindfulness practices are offered to help with stress, sleeping problems and emotional reactivity. She also uses psychodynamic thinking and solution-focused methods to look at longer-term patterns and to set clear, practical goals. The combination is chosen to suit each person's needs rather than a fixed formula.

Catherine works with practical matters like parenting strain, career pressures, compassion fatigue and chronic health issues. She also supports people dealing with relationship and communication problems, separation, abandonment worries and the emotional impact of caregiving.

Her style is steady and direct, with an emphasis on small, useful steps that fit everyday life. People are invited to notice what changes work for them and to adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Approaches that guide online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person in the room. It involves listening closely and helping people find their own answers rather than telling them what to do. This approach is useful when someone needs a non-judgemental space to sort out feelings and decisions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and experiments to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and change unhelpful habits. This method often suits people who want concrete tools to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process means the approach can be adjusted as things change.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing encouragement or when writing feels more comfortable than talking.