Catherine Kearns, BACP

Catherine Kearns uses a blend of talking therapies to help people move forward from the problems that disrupt daily life. She introduces straightforward goals and practical steps. Catherine writes in a direct, respectful way and aims to make the first steps easier. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-based ideas to focus the work. That means sessions can include noticing unhelpful thoughts, trying new behaviours, and looking at how past relationships shape present patterns. Catherine may use worksheets or simple exercises to build awareness and test changes between meetings. Catherine has five years of professional experience and practices in the United Kingdom. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and addiction, and with concerns such as low self-esteem, trauma, intimacy issues, sleep and eating difficulties, and career strain. Her additional interests include attachment problems, blended family issues, chronic illness and caregiver stress. She invites people from any ethnic or cultural background and aims to treat each person as an individual. Sessions start with a conversation to understand priorities and agree clear, achievable goals. Catherine emphasises collaboration and practical steps rather than jargon. If there is no immediate reply after initial contact, she explains that this may be because she is in session and will respond when available. To begin, clients are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a time according to the therapist's availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test small changes in behaviour. It is practical and often uses simple exercises to tackle anxiety, sleep problems and low mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and learning to live with difficult thoughts rather than fighting them, which can help with stress, addiction and ongoing worry. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and can be useful for intimacy and relationship-related concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try different ways of working to find what helps most. That collaborative process means plans change as progress is made and new issues emerge.

The original biography did not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives - for example by removing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a work break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that is not needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt worksheets and exercises for remote sessions so the work continues between meetings.