- Person-centred approach
- Self-harm support experience
- Relationship and attachment
About Kate
Kate Williams is a BACP registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of experience. She trained as a person-centred therapist and began clinical work during her placement with a charity supporting people who self-harm and those with suicidal thoughts. Kate works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency, communication problems and eating-related struggles.
Her sessions are client-led. She aims to listen without judgement and to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. In practice that means letting people set the pace and focus, and reflecting back what helps them make sense of painful feelings or decisions.
Kate draws on person-centred methods to help people talk through emotions from a calm, steady perspective. That approach centres on understanding the person’s experience and responding in a way that keeps the conversation clear and grounded. It can be useful for emotional overwhelm, relationship strain and questions about identity or attachment.
Her early clinical hours were gained in a voluntary role supporting people in crisis, which shaped how she responds to intense emotions. She works with issues that often sit under guilt and shame, such as family of origin problems, caregiver stress and emptiness.
Sessions aim to help people name and weigh difficult feelings so they can decide what to do next. To begin, readers are asked to use the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session through the online options.
Person-centred approaches and online sessions
Person-centred therapy focuses on following the client’s lead. The counsellor reflects what is said and helps the person explore feelings without directing the outcome. This approach is useful for problems rooted in shame, guilt, attachment issues and relationship strain because it centres the person’s own experience.Kate’s practice emphasises a calm, grounded presence and a client-led pace. That means she will work with the person to decide which methods fit best, and she will adjust how sessions proceed based on the client’s needs and preferences. Finding the right way of working is described and decided together rather than imposed.
Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day, or avoiding the need to be on camera when someone prefers audio only. Registered and accredited professionals can adapt person-centred work to an online setting in ways that keep the conversation focused and practical.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue. There is also support for problems like abandonment, attachment concerns and codependency.
How would she approach shame or guilt in sessions?
Her style is client-led and person-centred, so she listens and follows what feels most important to the client. She reflects back feelings and helps people make sense of painful thoughts.
What is her background and experience?
She qualified in the UK in 2022 and has three years of experience including 100 hours of voluntary clinical practice. That placement was with a charity supporting people who self-harm and who have suicidal thoughts.
Which professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the site button to see online therapy options, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.