Kathryn (Kate) Bishop
Compassionate counsellor focused on practical support
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About Kathryn
Kathryn (Kate) Bishop is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can talk about what feels hard. Kate focuses on tailoring conversations and plans to each person's situation.
Her day-to-day work covers common struggles such as stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and problems with self-esteem.
Background and approach
Addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD and issues around sleep and eating are among other concerns she addresses. Kate helps people facing relationship and family challenges, intimacy-related worries, and parenting strain. She also offers support around career questions, compassion fatigue and major life changes.
Additional areas of focus include attachment difficulties, abandonment, chronic illness and grief connected to ageing. Her style is rooted in Client-Centred Therapy. That means sessions are shaped around the person in front of her, with the counsellor listening closely and responding to what matters most.
Conversations tend to be practical and down-to-earth, not full of jargon. People who find her approach helpful often want a calm, non-judgemental listener who will work with them to find next steps. Kate invites clients to take things at a steady pace and aims to build confidence and clearer ways to cope.
To begin, people follow the site process to match and schedule sessions.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 395308
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Kathryn's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Kathryn works with
Everything Kathryn lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- 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
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kathryn lists
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How Kathryn works online
Using a Client-Centred way online means sessions are still shaped around the client's needs. The therapist will ask about goals and preferences, and they will work together to choose how to approach sessions. Finding the right method is a shared process and can change as needs evolve.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and saving travel time, which can make regular check-ins easier to keep. Online options can allow for shorter or more frequent check-ins when that suits a person's routine, or quieter, focused conversations when long travel is impractical. Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking so arrangements meet your needs.
Questions and answers
What concerns can Kate help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, plus issues like grief, addictions, self-esteem and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style?
Kate uses Client-Centred Therapy, which means she focuses on listening and shaping sessions around each person's needs and preferences.
How much experience does she have?
Kate has six years of professional practice supporting people with a wide range of mental health and life concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kate?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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