Catherine Kearns
Practical, person-focused therapy for life challenges
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About Catherine
Catherine Kearns uses a practical, person-focused approach to help people move forward. She is introduced as Catherine and draws on five years of professional experience to guide clients through anxiety, depression and life changes. Catherine works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
She holds BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Catherine aims to make therapy straightforward and down to earth. She asks about what matters most and helps set clear, manageable goals for change.
Background and approach
Sessions can include talking things through, simple worksheets, and tasks to practise between meetings. The work is collaborative and focused on what the client wants to improve. Her experience covers stress, addictions, relationship problems, self-esteem issues and trauma, among other concerns.
Catherine also supports people dealing with sleep or eating difficulties, parenting strain, career pressures, ADHD and compassion fatigue. She is open to working with people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Catherine opened her own clinical practice after continuing professional development and four years of earlier work.
She describes herself as committed to giving each person respect and attention. When she is in session she may not respond immediately but will reply as soon as she is available. Initial meetings are used to get to know each person and to clarify what they want to change.
From that first meeting Catherine may set obtainable goals and suggest exercises tailored to the issue. Her aim is to support steady, practical progress so people can feel more in control of everyday life.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 398484
- 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- 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)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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. Catherine will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and choose methods that fit those aims. The process is collaborative, with clear steps and practical tasks to try between meetings so people can see what helps.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. For some people, remote work suits quieter surroundings or avoiding camera use, while others benefit from a fuller conversation. Catherine will help decide what setup best fits the client's needs and day to day life.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Catherine works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma. She also supports people with self-esteem, relationship and career issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a practical, collaborative approach that focuses on clear goals and everyday strategies. Sessions can include discussion, worksheets and tasks to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has five years of professional experience working in counselling and clinical practice. She opened her own practice after ongoing professional development.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and Catherine does accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Catherine?
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