About Katie
Katie Shaw is a counsellor with over 22 years of experience. She works with people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low mood and relationship strain. She also supports those coping with grief, low self-esteem and life transitions.
Katie describes herself as warm and empathic. She offers a straightforward, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what is worrying them. Sessions focus on understanding what matters right now and finding practical ways to manage day-to-day strain.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in a range of settings since qualifying in 2003. Katie also works as a school counsellor supporting secondary and sixth-form students and staff. She is a BACP member, which reflects her professional affiliation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
In sessions she adapts her approach to each person. She draws on person-centred conversation, cognitive behavioural ideas and solution-focused work to help people make changes that suit their life. The emphasis is on clear, manageable steps rather than theory-heavy discussions.
Katie can help with issues related to aging, attachment and body image as well as the emotional impact of illness such as cancer. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, fertility concerns, addiction-related challenges, family difficulties and feelings of isolation. People who prefer online support can work with her by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Katie aims to tailor counselling so it fits practical needs and personal goals.
How Katie uses talking therapies online
Person-centred listening focuses on understanding the person in their own words. It gives space for people to speak about what matters and for the counsellor to reflect and clarify so options become clearer. Cognitive behavioural ideas look at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offer straightforward techniques to reduce anxiety and low mood. Solution-focused work emphasises small, practical changes and building on what already helps.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Katie works collaboratively to identify which ways of working suit a person's goals and day-to-day life. She will try different techniques and adjust them as the work progresses so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online sessions can make counselling easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls offer something close to face-to-face conversation while phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or better when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer typed conversation or need to work around irregular schedules. These options support flexibility, reduce travel time and help people access support from wherever they are located.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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