Hi, I’m Kate.
Pleased to meet you.
Life isn’t one size fits all. I’m of the belief that counselling should be a collaborative process that supports you through more difficult stages of life and helps you develop your own clearer outlook and coping skills for the future.
I like to bring warmth, humour and curiosity with me wherever I go. I’m LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse friendly, not to anyone’s exclusion.
I’m a trainee counsellor learning an integrative approach at level 4, and a student member of the BACP. That is to say, I aim to support our conversations with different areas of psychological theory best suited to your needs.
My studies so far have shown me a Person-Centred approach and various Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques. This means you decide both the topic of conversation and the pace, with gentle nudging from me. As and when appropriate, CBT techniques can be additional tools to help you get to where you want to go.
My background is in massage therapy, and I have long been lending an ear to my clients before taking up formal counselling training.
In my spare time I’m gradually reading up on how we hold physical and mental stress in our bodies. This is with a view to understand why we hold on to things that no longer serve us, be it an old injury or a way of thinking that is holding us back.
I look forward to working with you.
