Catherine Kearns, BACP

Catherine Kearns offers a practical, person-centred way of working that aims to help people manage difficult feelings and move forward. She focuses on clear, goal-focused sessions and uses a mix of talking, reflection, and short exercises to support change. Catherine draws on a range of therapeutic approaches to fit each person's needs.

Catherine has five years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She set up her own practice after several years working in clinical settings and community services. That background informs her direct, down-to-earth style.

In sessions she helps people tackle stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports people dealing with addictions, trauma, low self-esteem, bipolar mood difficulties and life transitions. Practical issues such as sleep, eating, career worries, parenting strain and caregiver stress are also within her focus.

Her work often addresses attachment and intimacy-related issues, abandonment and communication problems. Catherine uses evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred approaches. She adapts tools and worksheets to suit each person.

People from different cultural backgrounds are welcome. Catherine encourages a first live session to get to know each other, set achievable goals and decide which techniques might help. Sessions aim to raise awareness of patterns and then work on realistic steps towards change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them drive behaviour. It focuses on values and small actions that build a more meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression and stress. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating problems. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and can be helpful for intimacy, abandonment and communication issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will discuss which methods suit your goals and preferences and adapt techniques as you progress. The process is collaborative - you and the therapist decide together what to try and when to change course.

Online therapy offers flexibility and makes regular sessions easier to keep. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a shorter check-in, live chat suits quick updates and text-based messaging works for people who prefer writing. Those options help fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and allow access from different regions while working with registered or accredited professionals.