Catherine Thomson, BACP
5 years in practice
Catherine Thomson is a counsellor who works with people facing a wide range of life stresses.
License and registration
- BACP
- 402483 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
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About Catherine
Catherine Thomson is a counsellor who works with people facing a wide range of life stresses. She is a BACP member and has five years' experience. She aims to make sessions feel approachable and straightforward for people who are anxious or overwhelmed.
Catherine uses a mix of practical tools and talking therapy. She adapts the approach to each person, using activities such as letter writing, vision boards and guided mindfulness alongside conversation.
Background and approach
These choices are shaped by what feels right for the individual. She supports people dealing with relationship strain, grief and loss, depression, anxiety and parenting pressures. She also helps with issues like sleep problems, addiction concerns, low self-esteem and work stress.
She works with a broad range of family and personal concerns, including attachment and abandonment worries. Her background includes work for charities such as Mind and Action for Carers, as well as the personal sector with BUPA and a independent practice. She has experience offering both face-to-face and online sessions and has worked with clients from diverse cultural and sexual backgrounds.
In sessions she listens, asks practical questions and offers tools to try between meetings. The aim is to help people manage difficult feelings, spot unhelpful patterns and set realistic steps toward change. Catherine describes her style as non-judgemental, flexible and focused on what each person needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Catherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Catherine names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions, and use those insights to change difficult patterns in close relationships and personal reactions. It can be useful for relationship strain and intimacy-related concerns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on what matters to you and on small steps you can take toward those values. It teaches simple ways to accept unpleasant feelings while still moving toward chosen goals.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current responses. It can help people understand fears around abandonment, closeness and trust, and find new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Catherine will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. She often blends techniques so sessions are practical, personalised and focused on real-life change.
Online therapy with Catherine is offered by video call, telephone, live chat or text messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual tools, phone calls require less bandwidth, chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging can suit people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility for fitting therapy around work, family and day-to-day life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Catherine commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief and parenting pressures, among other concerns such as sleep problems, addiction and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Catherine combines person-centred listening with practical tools such as mindfulness, vision boards and letter writing to help people explore feelings and try new ways of coping.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has five years of counselling experience working across charitable organisations, the personal sector and her own practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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