Catherine Garbutt
Caring counsellor for everyday struggles
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About Catherine
Catherine Garbutt is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addiction and parenting stresses, as well as issues like self-esteem, sleeping and eating difficulties. Catherine works with clients dealing with life changes, career questions, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges.
She approaches therapy as a joint endeavour. Catherine sees clients as experts in their own lives and aims to build on existing strengths.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical coping skills, clearer thinking and improved emotional regulation so people can make decisions that feel right for them. Her background includes four years of professional experience and personal experience that she says informs her work. Catherine uses a mix of conversational and evidence-informed tools to help people manage symptoms and build routines that fit daily life.
Catherine draws on a number of therapeutic styles to suit different needs. She may use cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, and attachment-informed ways to examine relationship patterns. The exact blend is shaped by each person’s goals.
Sessions aim to teach practical strategies, improve confidence and reduce the intensity of difficult moments. Catherine describes therapy as effortful but collaborative, with both people working to create lasting change over time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS22-01574
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Catherine's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Catherine works with
Everything Catherine lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Catherine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Catherine works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then adapt methods so they fit your needs. This is a collaborative process where plans are reviewed as therapy progresses.
The biography does not list specific online or in-person session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work or family life, reduce travel time, and offer different ways to engage such as shorter check-ins or longer therapeutic sessions. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor session length and pacing to match your day-to-day schedule and practical needs.
Questions and answers
What kinds of issues does Catherine help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, plus relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addictions and parenting stresses.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on clear tools and small, manageable steps to change thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
How much professional experience does Catherine have?
She has four years of professional experience and also draws on personal experience that informs her approach.
What qualifications does she hold and where is she based?
Catherine holds NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Catherine?
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