About Catherine
Catherine Foster is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She offers a warm, straightforward approach for anyone feeling overwhelmed, unsure or stretched by life changes or painful experiences. Her way of working is calm and down-to-earth, which can help you talk through what matters most right now.
Catherine works in a person-centred way that keeps the pace set by the client. She listens without judgement and helps people notice the skills they already have.
Background and approach
Sessions can include talking, silence or creative ways of thinking, depending on what feels useful in the moment. She has five years' experience supporting people through bereavement, workplace issues, relationship strain and family disagreements. She also works with concerns such as low self-esteem, compassion fatigue and sexuality questions.
These everyday issues often link with anxiety and stress, and she helps people bring more clarity to them. Catherine offers options for different kinds of sessions, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. That flexibility is intended to fit around busy lives and different communication preferences.
If you feel nervous about starting, she understands and aims to make the first appointment straightforward. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session that suits them.
How client-centred therapy works online
Catherine uses a client-centred approach, which means the counsellor follows the client's lead. This style focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people discover their own solutions. It can be helpful for anxiety, stress, relationship strain and life changes because it builds on what already works for the individual.The aim is to find the right fit together. Catherine will discuss what feels most useful and adapt sessions to your goals and preferences. That means deciding whether to use more talking, reflective silence or creative exercises during online work, based on each person's needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when that's preferred. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit around a break at work. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make it easier to access therapy around busy lives and different communication styles.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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