Profile / United Kingdom
Kate Lacy, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Anxiety and Relationships
See online therapy options- CBT informed
- Attachment focus
- Mindfulness techniques
About Kate
Kate Lacy is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has 25 years of experience in practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, low self-esteem, depression and addictions. She also supports those coping with grief, sleep or eating difficulties, parenting strain and changes in career or life circumstances.
Her approach is practical and conversational. She listens to each person’s story and helps them notice thoughts and patterns that keep problems going. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as one of several ways to test new responses to old habits. She also draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred conversation to understand how past relationships shape current behaviour.
Sessions focus on small, doable steps. That might mean trying a different way of thinking about a worry, practising a new way to ask for what is needed, or learning brief mindfulness techniques to ease tension. Work can include exploring difficult memories at a steady pace and building clearer routines for sleep, eating and coping.
Kate frames therapy as a collaboration. She checks what is useful and adjusts the plan as things change. Practical problem solving and clearer communication skills are common aims.
She values plain talk and measurable changes. People who want structured, step-by-step work on thoughts, habits and relationships will find this approach straightforward and goal-focused.
How her approaches translate to online work
Kate commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-based ideas look at how earlier relationship patterns influence current connection and communication. Client-centred work involves listening and reflecting so the person can make their own choices about next steps.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. Kate will discuss goals and preferences and together they will try methods that suit practical needs. The plan can be adjusted if something does not feel useful or if priorities change.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time. The focus remains on practical skills, clearer thinking and manageable behavioural changes that fit everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression and addictions, plus grief, sleep and eating difficulties.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to test small behavioural changes. It is presented as practical exercises and short experiments to try between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She has 25 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is registered with NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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