Katie Rennison, BACP

Katie Rennison helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and trauma. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, addiction recovery, parenting pressures, low self-esteem and issues around intimacy and identity. Katie works in a straightforward, person-focused way so people feel heard and respected from the start.

Katie trained and practises with a humanistic, integrative approach. That means she draws on different methods to suit each person rather than using one fixed method. Sessions focus on listening carefully, building trust and helping people find practical steps that feel manageable.

She has three years of counselling experience and has worked in-house supporting NHS doctors. That role involved a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism-related concerns, abuse and supporting recovery from addiction. Katie has a particular interest in how trauma affects wellbeing and how recovery can be supported over time.

In sessions she aims to offer genuine empathy and unconditional positive regard. Katie believes people are the experts on their own lives and works collaboratively to explore what helps most. Conversations tend to be paced to suit the person and can include reflective listening, problem-solving and practical coping ideas.

People often come for help with communication problems, family tensions, coping with illness, grief, body image difficulties or overwhelming life changes. Katie adapts the approach to the concern and to what each person finds most useful in the moment.

Her BACP registration is part of her professional background and she offers sessions in English. Katie welcomes international clients and uses a mix of online formats to fit different needs and lifestyles.

How Katie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people to explore their own choices. It suits those who want a steady therapeutic relationship to make sense of feelings and build self-understanding.

Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to how difficult experiences still affect day-to-day life, and works on practical ways to reduce distress and improve coping. This approach can help people dealing with abuse, grief, dissociation or the lasting effects of painful events.

Katie sees finding the right approach as a shared task. She will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as work progresses. The therapy plan can change over time as needs and priorities shift.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people talk face to face when convenient. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections between sessions or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments and to choose the way of communicating that feels most comfortable.