- Client-centred approach
- Trauma focus
- Mindfulness practices
About Katie
Katie Rennison is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of counselling experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and identity. She also supports people with ADHD, bipolar-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and the pressures that come with caregiving or chronic illness.
Katie practises from a humanistic, integrative standpoint. She believes there is not one single approach that fits everyone. Sessions focus on careful listening and building trust so the client’s experience can be understood from their point of view. Katie emphasises the therapeutic relationship and uses unconditional positive regard to help people feel accepted while they talk through difficult material.
Her work often addresses the after-effects of trauma and how past events shape current wellbeing. She draws on client-centred methods to follow what a person brings to the room, and on trauma-focused ideas when safety and stabilisation are needed. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are used to bring practical tools into conversation when helpful.
In practice Katie has supported people across a wide range of life stresses, including blended family and parenting strains, abandonment and attachment issues, communication and control problems, and recovery from addiction. She also works with concerns such as body image, intimacy-related issues, dissociation and coping with major life change.
Katie offers a steady, straightforward approach that aims to understand each person’s story without judgement. If someone is unsure whether counselling might help, she recommends starting with a short matching questionnaire and an initial session to see how the relationship feels.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Katie commonly draws on client-centred therapy and trauma-focused therapy, and she also uses mindfulness techniques. Client-centred therapy involves listening closely and taking the client’s view as the starting point; it helps when someone wants to be heard and to make sense of their feelings. Trauma-focused therapy looks at how past events affect current wellbeing and offers ways to stabilise strong reactions and process difficult memories. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and to ground the body when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Katie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice is made together during early sessions and reviewed as therapy continues so the approach can change if needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when life is hectic. It can also let people use audio only if they prefer less visual focus, or schedule sessions around work or caregiving commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can offer different ways of meeting; Katie will discuss what suits you and how to make sessions practical for your situation.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help people with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, addictions, self‑esteem and related concerns listed on her profile.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses a person-centred stance alongside trauma-focused and mindfulness tools to listen, explore how those feelings show up, and support practical ways to manage them.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of counselling experience, including two years working in-house with NHS doctors on a wide range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; check any regional requirements that may apply where you live.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; specific pricing depends on your location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to start.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.