Cathleen Brentnall, BACP
Cathleen Brentnall is a counsellor who aims to help people facing depression, anxiety and relationship struggles.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- Parenting issues
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About Cathleen
Cathleen Brentnall is a counsellor who aims to help people facing depression, anxiety and relationship struggles. She offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on what clients want to change. Conversations are paced to each person and guided by their goals and values.
She draws on ten years of experience supporting people through grief, trauma, parenting concerns and career stress. Sessions often look at habits and thoughts that keep problems going, while also noticing strengths and practical steps forward.
Background and approach
Cathleen can include discussions of faith and prayer when a client wants that element in sessions. Cathleen uses several established approaches to suit different needs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps spot and shift unhelpful thinking.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and small steps that match what matters to the person. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing may be used for distressing memories. She works with a wide range of life difficulties such as coping with chronic illness, codependency, eating and sleeping challenges, and major life changes.
Practical tools, short experiments between sessions, and calm reflection are common parts of the work. Sessions are offered in English and are open to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Cathleen holds BACP accreditation and frames her practice around respect, sensitivity and collaboration.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 395572 | June 2026 |
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 Cathleen works with
Everything Cathleen lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cathleen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cathleen will discuss options with each person and try different methods to see what fits best. This is a collaborative process where goals, personal preference and how someone responds in sessions guide decisions about which techniques to use.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you read facial expressions and use exercises together, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check‑ins, quick coaching prompts or people who find writing easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Cathleen supports people with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, grief and trauma. She also works with problems like eating and sleeping difficulties, career stress and caregiver strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. Conversations focus on values, goals and small experiments you can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with individuals on a range of life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP accreditation and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text‑based messaging depending on what suits you.
How do costs and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of sessions?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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