Natalie Mccarthy, BACP

Natalie Mccarthy is a UK-based counsellor who combines several therapeutic approaches to match each person she meets. She uses her BACP registration to guide a flexible way of working that centres on the individual. Natalie aims to help people reconnect with their own strengths and sense of self. Sessions are described as warm and down-to-earth, with space to be heard and to tackle difficult topics when needed.

Natalie focuses on acceptance and understanding. She creates a calm setting where clients can talk about whatever is worrying them. She listens closely and will gently challenge patterns that keep someone stuck. The emphasis is on practical progress, not labels.

Her recent work has covered a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting strain. Natalie also has experience supporting people with trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue.

Additional areas she pays attention to include attachment difficulties, abandonment, autistic traits and personality-related issues such as avoidant and dependent patterns. She has also worked with body image, chronic illness, cancer-related concerns, and communication or control problems.

Natalie blends client-centred listening with practical tools from approaches such as cognitive behavioural and dialectical behaviour therapy. She will work with each person to find what helps them most and shape sessions around those needs.

How Natalie’s approaches can work online

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how past connections shape current feelings. It helps with trust, intimacy and attachment-related worries by exploring relational history and present responses. Client-centred therapy centres on the person’s own pace and choices, offering empathetic listening and acceptance to help someone find their own direction and build self-understanding.

Many people find cognitive behavioural techniques useful for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT offers clear strategies for tackling anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and some aspects of addiction by setting small, practical steps and reviewing progress together. Natalie will work collaboratively to choose or combine approaches that fit a person’s goals and preferences rather than imposing one method.

Confirm the current online session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or offering sessions when someone prefers not to use video. Talk with the therapist after booking to agree how sessions will be arranged and what will best support progress.