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Kate Oliver-Smith, NCPS
United Kingdom
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor - Anxiety and Stress
See online therapy options- Anxiety management
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Workplace coaching
About Kate
Kate Oliver-Smith is a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with 13 years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She focuses on practical problems like anxiety, depression, stress, relationship difficulties, addictions and self-esteem. Kate also works with grief, sleep problems, parenting concerns and ADHD-related struggles. She holds the NCPS credential.
Before training as a counsellor she worked in Human Resources. There she supported individuals and groups through mediation, coaching and workplace counselling. That background shapes how she looks at everyday problems and practical solutions.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centred practice and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions aim to notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, and then try different ways of responding. She also uses motivational interviewing and existential ideas when they suit a person’s concerns.
In meetings she keeps things down to earth and straightforward. Conversations focus on current struggles and what can change in small steps. She talks through strategies for managing stress, sleep, cravings or low mood, and helps people test what works in daily life.
Kate often brings in her HR and coaching experience when people are dealing with work, career choices or communication problems. If someone needs help with abandonment, attachment or issues around adoption and foster care, she offers focused discussion and practical strategies. For cancer, chronic illness or caregiver stress she addresses both emotional and everyday coping needs.
How Kate applies approaches in online work
Kate uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify thoughts and routines that maintain problems, and to try practical experiments to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and many stress-related issues.She also practises client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting so a person can explore what matters to them and decide on next steps. Existential therapy is used at times to discuss meaning, choices and life changes when those topics are central to the problem.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and make decisions together about whether CBT, client-centred methods or existential themes fit best. That collaborative process helps shape what happens in sessions and the practical tasks between meetings.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a day - for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or avoiding the need to be on camera for every session. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt techniques so practical strategies can be practised between meetings and reviewed in the next session.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, addictions, grief, self-esteem and related issues such as sleep and parenting challenges.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in sessions?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to test alternative ways of thinking and behaving in daily life.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has 13 years' experience, beginning in Human Resources and then training in psychotherapy and counselling approaches.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the NCPS credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in and are international clients possible?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription 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 then schedule a first session.
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