AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Difficulties, Childhood Trauma, Adulthood Trauma, Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating, Navigating and Accepting change, Assertiveness, Sexuality, Sexual Identity, Gender Questioning, Queer, Questioning of Sexuality, LGBTQIA, Non-Binary, Transgender, Couples Therapy (please enquire about the availability and fee)
ABOUT ME
Hey, I’m Kate (She/They)
I have a warm and calming approach and I have always been caring in nature. I have a passion for helping others and tailoring therapy sessions to meet the individual needs of the client.
I am part of the LGBTQIA community and I advocate for equal rights for all genders and I support diversity. Wouldn’t life be boring if we were all the same?!
MY EXPERIENCE
I have been working as an Integrative Therapist for 5 years in various settings, and prior to that worked in different areas of mental health:
- Trauma informed counselling with charities, working with sexual abuse, rape and domestic abuse
- Short term counselling for anxiety and depression for IAPT services
- Eating Disorder informed counselling for a charity organisation.
- Supporting young people with intellectual disabilities in a residential sixth form and school settings.
- Teaching assistant and support work with ASD and ADHD
- Residential care with SEN needs, ASD, developmental delay, traumatic or acquired brain injuries.
- Therapeutic community support work with young people with complex PTSD
- Emotional support for people with dementia
MY APPROACH
I am an integrative therapist, combining Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person Centred Approach and Attachment Therapy.
I work with clients to establish goals for the sessions in the early sessions, from building confidence to processing trauma. There is also the opportunity to bring up new situations as they arise and no limit on presenting issues you would like to work on. Sessions are open ended, working long term or short-term depending on your individual needs.
I follow the BACP code of ethics to ensure I am working in an ethical manner and at a high standard.
MY QUALIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
BSc Psychology
MSc Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP Accredited)
BACP Registered Member (MBACP)
NCPS Accredited Member (MNCPS Acc.)