- ACT informed practice
- Attachment focus
- Conversation led work
About Catherine
Catherine Teale (Richards) is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, career worries, bipolar disorder, ADHD and coping with life changes. Catherine also lists work around attachment, abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and dissociation.
Catherine uses an integrative approach, drawing on several therapy methods to suit each person. Sessions focus on listening, helping people reflect, and offering different perspectives. She talks through past and present issues at a pace the person can manage.
In practice she combines approaches such as cognitive behavioural ideas, acceptance and commitment concepts, attachment-based thinking and emotion-focused techniques. Those tools are used to look at thoughts, feelings and relationship patterns. The style is conversational with attention to emotions and behaviour.
Catherine trained to a Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Counselling and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. Her background includes work with people experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders, grief and relationship difficulties.
Sessions are offered in English and she does not take international clients. The site uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, users are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How Catherine’s approaches work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it focuses on taking values-based steps. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression and stuck patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that began in close relationships and how they show up now; it helps when trust, closeness or fear of abandonment are central. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflection, giving the person space to explore thoughts and feelings at their own pace.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine uses a collaborative style and will help figure out which methods suit the person's needs and goals. That choice is agreed together and can change as therapy progresses.
The therapist's biography does not name specific session formats here, so please confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it easier to see a therapist from different parts of the UK without changing location. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can use these approaches effectively in remote sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she support?
Catherine works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and many related issues such as self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses integrative methods to help people talk through shame and guilt, drawing on cognitive and acceptance-based ideas and attachment-focused thinking.
What is her experience with complex issues?
She has four years' experience and has supported people with trauma, eating disorders, PTSD, dissociation and mood difficulties.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
Catherine holds the BACP credential and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I book sessions in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not taking international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography did not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin with a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.