Catherine Cassells, BACP

Catherine Cassells is a counsellor who uses an integrative, person-centred approach to help people make realistic changes. She describes her work as collaborative and non-judgemental, aiming to nurture and empower people to move towards what feels like their best self. Catherine holds BACP accreditation and practises in the United Kingdom, working in English.

In sessions she focuses on day-to-day problems such as stress and anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness and disability, caregiver stress, loneliness, and practical strains like money worries. Conversations often include exploring attachment and abandonment issues, communication difficulties, and decisions around separation or divorce.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside a client-centred foundation. That means sessions usually combine practical ideas to try between meetings with space to make sense of thoughts and feelings. Motivational Interviewing and elements of existential and narrative work can also shape the focus when they suit someone’s situation.

Catherine brings three years of counselling experience to her practice. She aims to tailor each session to a person’s needs, pace and goals. People can expect clear, straightforward conversation and collaborative planning rather than jargon or long lectures.

Practical next steps are simple: use the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire and then arrange appointments to fit around availability. Costs vary by location and the service uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Catherine’s approaches translate to online therapy

Catherine commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then identify personal values and take small steps toward those values. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating respectful, non-judgemental conversations where a person’s own pace and sense-making guide the session.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when practical strategies are helpful. CBT offers clear tools for changing unhelpful thought patterns and testing out small behavioural experiments between sessions, which can be useful for anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right approach is usually a joint process. Catherine will talk with a person about goals and preferences and then try methods that seem to fit. If something isn’t working she will adjust the plan together with the client so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Please check which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around daily life, reduce travel time and provide options for shorter check-ins or camera-free conversations when that suits someone. Registered or accredited professionals can use these benefits to help therapy align with a person’s routine and needs.