Catherine Wilton, BACP

Catherine Wilton offers straightforward, approachable support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or low mood. She speaks plainly and aims to make first steps feel manageable. Catherine is a BACP counsellor with six years' experience and works in the United Kingdom.

Catherine helps people who are struggling with addictions, grief and loss, and low self-esteem. She also supports concerns such as panic, phobias, obsessive thinking, and social anxiety. Sessions can address relationship difficulties, body image and questions about life purpose in practical ways.

Her style is collaborative and calm. Catherine uses mindfulness to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept up in them. She also uses motivational interviewing to find what drives change and to build confidence for small steps forward.

She has worked in private practice, with charities and within the NHS, bringing together those experiences to offer flexible ways of working. Catherine aims to create an atmosphere where people can talk without judgment and try out new strategies at their own pace.

Therapy starts with listening to what matters most and setting clear, realistic goals. Catherine focuses on practical tools you can use between sessions as well as short-term strategies to ease distress. She encourages gradual progress and notices strengths that get missed when someone is struggling.

How Catherine uses practical approaches online

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without reacting automatically. It can reduce the intensity of anxiety, rumination and overwhelming feelings by bringing attention back to the present moment.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on what matters to the person and on their own reasons for change. It is useful for issues such as addictions, low motivation and making lasting life adjustments by building commitment one step at a time.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and try methods that fit. Together they decide which tools to use and review progress as therapy continues.

Online formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls let people read facial cues and hold a conversation much like an in-person meeting. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for a quicker check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter, flexible exchanges and can help maintain momentum between longer sessions.

These options give practical flexibility and let people choose what suits their routine and comfort while working on stress, anxiety, addiction or low mood.