Catherine Cassells

Catherine Cassells is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of practice. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, family and parenting, and helping people cope with life changes including questions about life purpose.

Catherine uses a client-centred foundation and draws on other practical methods to suit each person. Sessions are conversational and aimed at identifying realistic shifts that can make daily life more manageable. She uses clear tools from cognitive behavioural ideas and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside person-centred listening.

People come to her for help with attachment or abandonment concerns, blended family issues, divorce or separation, and difficulties around caregiving and chronic illness. She also supports those dealing with guilt, shame, isolation or midlife questions about money and meaning. Catherine frames problems plainly and helps people try small changes between sessions.

Her approach mixes active techniques with open listening. That can mean practising new ways to notice thoughts, testing different behaviours, or reworking personal stories to reduce stuck patterns. She will discuss which tools fit a person’s situation rather than imposing a single method.

Catherine works in English and accepts international clients. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session using the online booking flow.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts and behaviours interact. In practice this means spotting unhelpful thinking patterns, trying behavioural experiments and building small routines to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people make space for difficult feelings while clarifying personal values. It can be useful for coping with life transitions, persistent worry, and questions about purpose by encouraging committed steps in a chosen direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences and adapt techniques as sessions progress. This stays collaborative, with regular check-ins about what is helpful.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow people to use exercises and homework between sessions so progress can continue in everyday settings.