Catherine Thomson, BACP

Catherine Thomson is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with five years' practice. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, low self-esteem, addiction and life changes. She also supports people with trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, parenting strains, anger, career questions, bipolar and depression. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

Catherine uses a person-centred way of working, alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and other approaches. She focuses on practical tools that change thoughts and behaviours. That can mean learning ways to notice unhelpful thinking, trying new coping steps, setting clear goals and practising small changes between sessions.

Her work draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy, plus skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and client-centred practice. She may use creative techniques where helpful, including letter writing, vision boards, sand tray work and play-based tools depending on the person and issue.

Catherine has worked in charities and the private sector, including Mind, Action for Carers and BUPA, and in private practice. That background includes work with people from different cultures and sexual orientations, and with a range of presenting concerns from individual adults to couples and families.

Practical aims in sessions include reducing anxiety, managing overwhelming feelings, improving relationships and establishing clearer boundaries. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session via the online booking flow. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Catherine uses structured approaches in online work