Catherine Pinder, BACP

Catherine Pinder aims to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, worry, grief or low mood. She is presented as calm and direct, and offers a steady, listening presence for those who need it. Catherine uses a human-focused style that centres each person's experience and priorities.

She holds a BACP credential, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Over five years she has worked in roles that combine counselling, mentorship and safeguarding. This background informs a practical approach that balances emotional support with everyday coping strategies.

Catherine has experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, stress, grief and concerns relating to LGBT identity and ADHD. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment, adoption and foster care, and challenges linked to illness, ageing and caregiving. Her work includes helping with body image, codependency and communication problems.

Sessions focus on listening first, then identifying small, workable steps. Catherine draws on trauma-informed thinking from her previous roles in safeguarding and youth work to help people feel steadier. She aims to make sessions feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

Her background includes youth engagement work and senior investigative roles that involved supporting people affected by exploitation and trauma. Those roles shaped her practical focus on building resilience, clearer boundaries and stronger emotional regulation. Catherine seeks to tailor each session to the person in front of her.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Many of Catherine's methods focus on listening closely and helping people make small, realistic changes. Humanistic work emphasises understanding your experience and values, then using that understanding to set relevant goals and improve day-to-day coping. This approach can help with low mood, identity questions and building self-worth.

Trauma-informed practice means sessions are organised around safety and pacing, with attention to how past events still affect thoughts and feelings. That approach is useful for people dealing with grief, trauma responses or the aftermath of exploitation or abuse. The integrative aspect combines different strategies to match what each person needs in the moment, whether that means practical skill-building, emotional processing or clearer boundaries.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Catherine treats this as a collaboration. She will work with clients to agree what feels most helpful and adapt methods as goals evolve. Sessions begin with listening and then testing what works in practice, reviewing progress together regularly.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives or limited travel options. Video calls allow longer, face-to-face style conversations; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing support or people who find writing a better way to reflect. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, care responsibilities and day-to-day routines.