About Kathleen
Kathleen Forrester is a BACP counsellor with four years of professional experience. She offers a calm, listening presence and helps people find practical ways to cope with anxiety and life changes. Kathleen focuses on understanding what you face and creating manageable steps forward.
Kathleen aims to give people space to feel heard and not alone. She helps individuals make sense of past experiences and current worries. Sessions can also focus on clear, goal-based planning to tackle negative self-beliefs and daily challenges.
Background and approach
Her approach mixes open conversation with practical techniques. That may include working on thoughts and behaviours or using mindfulness to ease stress. She adapts the pace and style to suit each person's needs.
Kathleen has experience with many concerns, such as anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship issues, and coping with chronic illness. She also supports people facing identity questions, ADHD, attachment difficulties, and issues linked to family of origin. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Kathleen works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
How her approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist offers a non-judgemental space where people can talk through worries and make sense of feelings. This approach fits concerns like low self-esteem, relationship questions and navigating life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behaviour. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and to test new behaviours, which can help with anxiety, stress and depressed mood.
Kathleen will work with the person to find the best fit from these approaches. That decision is made together, taking into account current needs, goals and personal preference. Sessions can shift between open exploration and skills-focused work as required.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video sessions allow a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls are useful when video is not possible, live chat can suit shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities or busy schedules while still getting regular support from a registered professional.
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What this therapist works with
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- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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