About Kate
Kate Hough welcomes people who feel overwhelmed, stuck or anxious and want practical ways to move forward. She introduces herself simply and calmly, inviting clients to talk about whatever feels hard. Sessions are offered by phone or video call to make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
Kate encourages people to share at their own pace. She listens without judgement and helps draw out what matters most.
Background and approach
Work in sessions might include looking at current problems, past experiences, or feelings that have been pushed aside. Her background includes a degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy and registration with NCPS. She follows the ethical framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy as part of her practice.
Over eight years she has continued professional development to refine her skills. In therapy she adapts methods to the person in front of her. Sessions can combine client-centred listening with practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking or manage strong emotions.
The aim is to make progress that suits each individual’s goals and daily life. People come for help with anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep or eating concerns, and self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, caregiving strain, neurodiversity issues such as autism and ADHD-related difficulties, and a range of attachment and communication problems.
Kate tailors each plan to the person’s needs and works collaboratively so clients feel involved in decisions. This approach helps people build skills and find clearer ways forward at a pace that feels right for them.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person without judgement. It helps people to feel heard and to explore their feelings at their own pace, which can be useful when anxiety or low mood make it hard to speak up.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, works on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Online CBT often uses clear exercises and short tasks to change unhelpful thinking and ease symptoms such as worry or sleep problems.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It can be helpful for those who struggle with strong mood swings, relationship conflict, or high stress reactions.
Kate will work with each person to decide which approach, or combination of approaches, fits best. This is a joint process where goals, preferences and how someone responds in early sessions shape the plan. The aim is to find methods that feel workable in day-to-day life.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues and recreate a face-to-face feel. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, brief reflections or for people who express themselves better in writing. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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