Katie Rennison, BACP

Katie Rennison is a counsellor with three years' experience who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction and the impacts of trauma. She also helps with family and relationship strains, self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and coping with major life changes. Katie works from a person-centred stance and aims to offer a steady, respectful space for people to be heard.

She practises in a humanistic, integrative way and draws on several approaches to match each person's needs. Katie listens with empathy and unconditional positive regard, and prioritises the therapeutic relationship as the base for change. This practical listening helps her understand a client’s world and find ways forward together.

Katie has worked in-house for two years providing counselling within an NHS doctor's setting. There she supported people with anxiety, low mood, relationship and family problems, abuse, neglect, ADHD, autism and recovery from addiction. That experience informs how she works with complex presentations and life stressors.

Her particular interest is trauma and how it affects wellbeing and day-to-day life. She combines elements from client-centred, existential, mindfulness, solution-focused and trauma-focused approaches to tailor sessions. Katie aims to help people build coping skills and make practical changes at a pace that suits them.

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Katie is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which appears as BACP in her details.

How Katie’s approaches work online

Katie uses a person-centred way of working that centres on listening and building trust. This approach helps people feel understood and supported as they talk about concerns like anxiety, depression or relationship strain. It often involves reflecting back what someone says and following their pace to find focus and meaning.

She also uses trauma-focused ideas to address the effects of traumatic events on day-to-day life. Trauma-focused work typically looks at how past events shape current reactions and develops practical coping strategies to reduce distress and improve functioning.

Finding the right approach is something she treats as a joint process. Katie will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and suggest which methods might fit best. Together they decide on a plan and adjust it as things change over time.

If you are considering online sessions, check the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online therapy can help fit work and family life around sessions, make it easier to have shorter check-ins, and reduce travel time. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a quieter setting for reflection. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often tailor online work so it feels practical and manageable for everyday life.