About Kathleen
Kathleen Murray Forth is a PACFA counsellor with seven years of professional experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, trauma or depression. Kathleen focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier and more manageable.
She believes people carry strengths that can guide change. Sessions aim to build on those strengths with clear, doable strategies. Kathleen uses everyday language and calm pacing to help clients feel heard and steadier in the moment.
Background and approach
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She talks with clients about small changes that reduce panic attacks, ease social anxiety and improve sleep and routine. Where grief or past abuse are involved, Kathleen works at a pace the client can tolerate and regain a sense of control.
Kathleen also helps with relationship patterns such as attachment and abandonment concerns, and with workplace stress and communication problems. She supports people dealing with body image, guilt, shame and isolation through practical tools and reflective conversation. Sessions may include short-term goals and longer work on life purpose or midlife shifts.
The emphasis is on helping each person discover workable strategies and to practise them between sessions. Kathleen stays focused on what a client needs now and what will help in daily life.
Approaches for Anxiety and Online Support
Evidence-based techniques commonly used for anxiety include short-term strategies that focus on symptoms and skills practice. For example, practical anxiety management involves learning breathing and grounding exercises, spotting triggers and trying small behavioural changes to reduce panic and social fear. These are hands-on steps clients can use between sessions.For trauma and longer-standing distress, therapies that combine stabilisation and gradual exposure help people rebuild confidence. This work often begins with building safety and rhythm in daily life, then gently practising facing distressing memories or situations with new coping skills. Both approaches aim to reduce overwhelm and increase control over reactions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's goals, current needs and comfort level. This means adjusting pace, focusing on short-term relief or digging into deeper patterns as needed.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when it helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to get timely support between calls and to fit therapy into busy days. These formats make it simpler to keep consistent work while balancing other commitments.
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- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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