Catherine Kearns, BACP

Catherine Kearns is a counsellor who uses practical, person-focused methods to help people facing change. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients make small, workable changes. Catherine holds BACP and has five years of professional experience in the UK. She works with people from many backgrounds and speaks English.

Catherine aims to make the first session straightforward. She invites people to a live meeting so they can get to know one another and outline clear goals. Early work often includes simple worksheets or short exercises to build awareness of the issues that matter most.

In subsequent sessions she and the client set realistic steps to test new ways of responding to stress, low mood, worry or relationship trouble. She uses client-centred listening alongside practical tools from CBT and ACT to help shift routines and unhelpful habits.

Catherine has particular experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions and coping with life changes. She also works with concerns such as self-esteem, parenting pressures, work stress, trauma and intimacy-related issues. Her practice includes attention to attachment patterns and the ways early experiences can affect present relationships.

People appreciate a direct, respectful approach that focuses on clear, achievable goals. Catherine asks clients to try out small tasks between sessions and reflects on what does and does not help. Her aim is steady, manageable change so people can move forward with more confidence.

How Catherine’s approaches work online and in sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, low mood and for people coping with major life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing different behaviours to see what changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and some eating concerns because it gives clear, step-by-step tasks.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, then try methods that fit the person. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is reviewed.

Please confirm the session formats offered before you book so you know how appointments will run. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make regular sessions easier to keep while juggling work, family and day-to-day commitments.