Katie Rennison

Katie Rennison is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with three years of practice in the UK. She works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, trauma and addiction. Life purpose and questions about direction after major change are included among the concerns she supports.

Katie uses a humanistic, integrative approach. She starts from a person-centred stance and draws on other methods as needed. Sessions focus on listening, building trust and understanding how a person sees their life. She aims to help clients talk through what is happening and identify manageable next steps.

Her background includes two years working as an in-house counsellor for NHS doctors, covering a wide range of issues from low self-esteem and family conflict to recovery from addiction and trauma. That work gave experience with workplace stress and pressures specific to healthcare roles, while also covering general life concerns.

Katie often uses elements from solution-focused work, mindfulness and existential ideas alongside trauma-informed ways of working. In practice this means short-term goal work can sit alongside space to think about meaning, values and how past events affect the present. Mindfulness exercises are used to help manage stress and grounding when needed.

She emphasises the therapeutic relationship as the main tool for change. Sessions move at the client’s pace and focus on making practical sense of stuck patterns. People who feel unsure about what comes next often find this collaborative, conversational approach helpful when deciding first steps.

How her therapeutic approaches work in online sessions

Katie combines client-centred work with solution-focused and mindfulness approaches to make practical progress during online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and building a trusting relationship so clients can talk through what matters most. This approach helps when someone feels uncertain about direction or wants space to be heard.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable steps and clear goals. It can be useful when someone wants concrete ways to move forward from feeling stuck. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple practices to reduce stress and bring attention back to the present moment, which can support sleep, anxiety and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to test different approaches, agree on goals and adjust methods as the work progresses. That means sessions can include short exercises, reflective conversation or goal-setting depending on what helps most.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available 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 needed. It also means people in different places can access the same counsellor, and practical arrangements are agreed before the first meeting.