Katie McGhee, NCPS

Katie McGhee uses a client-centred approach to guide conversations and make space for what matters to each person. She blends talking, practical strategies and goal-focused work to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief and low mood. Katie's style is straightforward and compassionate, with an emphasis on what can change now.

Katie has six years of professional experience working in private practice in the United Kingdom. She also spent 24 years as a Welfare Rights Officer where she provided a counselling advice service and acted as an advocate for people navigating difficult systems. Her background means she is comfortable discussing practical life pressures alongside emotional concerns.

She holds an advanced professional diploma in psychotherapeutic counselling, and uses that training alongside approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused techniques. Katie explains strategies in clear, everyday language and works with clients to build useful skills between sessions.

Typical issues she helps people with include relationship difficulties, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, sleeping problems, anger and self-esteem troubles. She also supports people facing career stress, compassion fatigue and the challenges of ADHD.

Katie adapts each plan to the individual's needs. Sessions can include brief skills practice, exploring feelings, or setting small achievable goals. The pace and focus are set together so people know what the next steps will be.

Approaches you can use online with a counsellor

Client-centred therapy focuses on what you want to talk about and what feels most important to you. The counsellor listens deeply, reflects what they hear and helps you find your own answers rather than imposing solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and change unhelpful patterns.

Katie will work with you to decide which approach, or combination of approaches, suits your needs. That choice is collaborative - she will ask about your goals, preferences and how you like to work, then adapt the plan as you move forward.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the conversation, phone sessions are often easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging can fit short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, childcare or travel and to keep up with regular sessions.