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Kathleen Forrester, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and life changes
See online therapy options- Anxiety and stress
- CBT and EMDR
- Life changes
About Kathleen
Kathleen Forrester is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practitioner experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain and life changes, and also lists concerns such as self-esteem, trauma and grief among her areas of practice. Sessions focus on practical ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Her background includes client-centred work alongside structured methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR. She offers both exploratory conversations about past and present struggles and more goal-focused sessions that look at specific patterns and steps to change them. That combination lets people use reflection and action together.
Kathleen often helps people who are dealing with stress, compassion fatigue or career uncertainty. She also supports those managing neurodiversity, chronic illness, attachment questions and issues tied to family of origin. Presenting topics frequently include sleep problems, social anxiety, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Her practical style includes identifying negative thoughts, testing them against reality, and trying alternative responses in day-to-day life. Mindfulness and narrative ideas are also part of her work when they suit a person's goals. Sessions proceed at a pace the person finds manageable.
Kathleen uses a subscription-based session model that can be cancelled at any time. People who want to begin are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the service's online options.
How Kathleen works online and her main approaches
Kathleen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new responses. CBT sessions often involve short exercises and practical tasks to try between meetings and suit problems like anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits.She also draws on Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening and building understanding so someone can make their own choices. That approach is often used when people want space to talk through difficult feelings or confusing life events.
EMDR is another method she lists, used to work with traumatic memories by guiding attention while recalling distressing events; it can be helpful when trauma or abuse is part of a person’s history.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Kathleen will discuss goals, preferences and how someone responds to different methods, and then agree a plan. That means sessions can shift from more exploratory conversation to a structured, goal-focused programme when that suits the person.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking. The practical benefit of online working is that it can fit into busy days more easily and cut travel time. It also makes regular short check-ins or longer weekly meetings simpler to arrange, so therapy can be scheduled around work, study and family commitments.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with anxiety, depression, stress and relationship concerns, plus issues such as self-esteem, grief and trauma.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style mixes client-centred listening with structured techniques like CBT and EMDR, and sometimes includes mindfulness and narrative work.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of experience working with a range of concerns and has accumulated client-facing hours in that time.
What professional registration does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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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