Catherine Kearns, BACP
Catherine Kearns is a BACP-registered counsellor who uses clear, practical work to help people move forward.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
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About Catherine
Catherine Kearns is a BACP-registered counsellor who uses clear, practical work to help people move forward. She focuses on everyday problems like anxiety, depression and stress, and aims to make therapy feel straightforward and manageable. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice patterns of thinking and try different ways of responding.
Catherine also uses attachment-based and client-centred ideas to build a trusting space where people can talk without feeling judged.
Background and approach
In sessions she helps set small, achievable goals and sometimes gives worksheets to practise between meetings. That practical work is used alongside talking so people can try out new habits and see what helps in their daily life. Catherine opened her own practice after several years of professional work and ongoing training.
She describes therapy as a collaborative process and tailors each plan to the person in front of her rather than using one fixed method. She welcomes people from diverse cultural backgrounds and aims to respect different life experiences. Catherine offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make meetings easier to fit around work, family and other commitments.
To begin, she recommends a live session so you can get a clear picture of the issues and agree on practical steps together.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 398484 | January 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Catherine works with
Everything Catherine lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Catherine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches skills to try different responses. It can help with depression, sleep problems, anxiety and unhelpful routines by breaking problems into manageable tasks.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. The plan is drawn up together and adjusted as you see what helps most.
Online formats offer flexibility and choice. Video calls let you keep face-to-face contact, phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth, while live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep continuity and try different ways of working without long travel times.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Catherine help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD and career or parenting strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends practical, goal-focused work with listening and support. She uses techniques to change unhelpful thoughts alongside more exploratory conversations about attachment and meaning.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has five years of professional experience working in counselling and related settings.
What credentials and country does she work from?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
People can meet by video call, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on their preference.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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