Catherine Thomson , BACP

Catherine Thomson, who often goes by Kate, is a fully qualified counsellor and a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. With five years of professional practice, she supports children, adolescents, adults, couples and families facing a wide range of challenges including bereavement and other losses, illness, accident or trauma, depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness and difficulties in social settings such as bullying or body image concerns.

Catherine practises from a person-centred perspective, adapting her approach to each individual and using creative, solution-focused tools to help clients make meaningful change. Depending on a person’s needs she may draw on sand tray work, nested dolls, letter writing, vision boards, mindfulness, psychoeducation, narrative techniques and play therapy to explore feelings and develop coping strategies.

Her work aims to help people manage negative thoughts and behaviours, regulate emotions, reduce anxiety, set realistic goals, assert boundaries and connect with their own values. She offers practical guidance while encouraging clients to own the choices that move them forward.

Kate’s experience includes roles with charitable organisations such as Mind and Action for Carers, as well as work in the private sector with BUPA and her own private practice. She has provided both face-to-face and online therapy for people from diverse backgrounds and sexual orientations. Before training as a counsellor she held varied roles from running businesses to corporate work and chairing her children’s school Parent Teacher Association, bringing a breadth of life experience to her therapeutic practice.

Approaches That Guide Online Sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-judgemental space where the therapist follows the client’s lead. It helps people gain self-understanding, build self-esteem and make choices that reflect their values.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in relationships and how early bonds affect present connections. It can be useful for relationship difficulties, intimacy-related concerns and attachment issues by helping clients notice and change unhelpful relational patterns.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) combines mindfulness and values work to help people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking practical steps toward a meaningful life. It can support coping with anxiety, depression, stress and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process - Catherine works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so therapy stays aligned with what is most helpful.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling, access from different locations and multiple ways to communicate depending on comfort level. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to receive support that fits around everyday life while working with licensed professionals and therapists.