Catherine | Psychodynamic Counsellor

Online Counselling and Psychotherapy

Me and my practice

I am a psychodynamic counsellor and psychotherapist (MSc, MBACP registered). I have worked in various settings such as a crisis retreat, charity, community counselling service, and a university. My approach is motivated by my curiosity and artistic nature, creatively engaging, supporting, and adapting to your needs.

The sessions are led by you, bringing whatever comes to your mind, for example, memories, ideas, thoughts, feelings, wishes, dreams and fantasies, including any encounters or reactions to the world around you, including me or the therapy itself. We will explore what arises in the session to make sense of emotions, events, relationships, identity, and conscious and unconscious patterns of thoughts and actions. An advantage of being dyslexic is that I often view things differently and can identify and make sense of patterns of thought and behaviour, which can help offer insight.

Clients I work with

I support individual adults 18+ with a range of issues. I have extensive experience working with identity (cultural, ethnic and national, gender, neurodivergent), trauma (neglect, psychological and physical abuse, intergenerational, medical), loss and grief (loss of a loved one, mourning an impending loss), and life transitions (navigating life at university, life in another district or country, divorce, redundancy). 

Connect with me

I offer a free 15-minute Zoom video call, which is an opportunity to meet with each other, briefly explain your situation, and ask questions.

Before any work commences, I will send you an assessment form; once completed in full and returned, I offer an initial 50-minute session to discuss your presenting issue in greater detail and gather some background information. It is an opportunity to experience working together and to help decipher whether my approach is suitable with no obligation to commit (sometimes an alternative method or specialised service would be better).

I will send you the contract and privacy notice if we agree to embark. Please read the documents carefully - they answer many questions about the therapist and client's commitment and responsibilities, relevant fees, and policies. Once agreed, signed, and returned, therapy will commence.