Catherine Kearns , BACP

Catherine Kearns is a United Kingdom-based therapist with BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and five years of professional experience. She works with a broad range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, self-esteem and depression, coping with life changes, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and caregiver stress, anger and career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Catherine welcomes clients from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and adapts her work to each person’s context and needs.

After ongoing personal and professional development she opened her own clinical practice to reach more people. Catherine approaches each client as an individual, combining practical tools and goal-setting with guided reflection. She often uses worksheets and structured exercises to build awareness of presenting problems and then collaborates with clients to set attainable steps toward change. An initial live session is encouraged so she can gain a clearer perspective and begin forming a plan tailored to the client.

Catherine aims to provide an open, nonjudgmental environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored and addressed. If contacted while in session she will reply as soon as she is available. She is accepting new clients, including international clients, and offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Therapeutic approaches for effective online support

Catherine commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that align with their values - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and living with ongoing challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns affect current connections and emotional needs - it is often helpful for relationship concerns, abandonment issues, and family dynamics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, using practical strategies to test and change unhelpful patterns, which can support work on depression, anxiety, and coping skills.

Catherine treats the choice of approach as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to identify which methods match their goals, preferences, and the issues they want to address, and may blend techniques from different approaches as needed.

Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, allow access from different locations including international clients, and support continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.