- Client centred
- Mindfulness informed
- BACP counsellor
About Kate
Kate Anderson offers a calm, straightforward approach for people feeling stuck, overwhelmed or unsure about the next step. She writes plainly and listens carefully, helping people say what matters and find clearer ways to respond to life and relationships.
Kate is a BACP counsellor with five years' experience working with anxiety, low mood, stress and relationship strain. She supports people dealing with family issues, parenting pressures, career uncertainty and challenges around intimacy and self‑worth.
Her work draws on client‑centred principles, which means she follows what matters to each person and aims to create a respectful, non‑judgemental space. She also uses elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and act from their values rather than from automatic reactions.
Kate pays attention to how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. Attachment‑based ideas and exploration of family of origin issues often guide this part of the work, helping people understand why they react as they do and how to make different choices.
Practical tools such as mindfulness and exercises around boundaries and communication are offered alongside deeper reflective work. The focus is on helping people build steadiness, clearer self‑understanding and more helpful ways of relating to themselves and others.
Sessions are intended to be collaborative and paced to each person. Kate aims to help people feel more able to face changes and make decisions that fit their values and strengths.
How Kate combines approaches for online therapy
Kate often uses client centred work to make a warm, person‑led starting point where people feel heard and can set their own pace. This approach helps when someone needs space to talk through their priorities and to be met with acceptance.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. ACT can help with anxiety, low mood and life changes by shifting attention from worrying about feelings to what matters most. Attachment‑based ideas are used to look at how early relationships shape current reactions and ways of relating, which can be useful for struggles with intimacy, trust and family patterns.
Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which ideas and exercises fit their goals, and will adjust the plan as therapy progresses.
Check the available session options before booking so you know which formats are possible. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow people to join from wherever they are based. It can also let sessions be shorter or less formal when that helps someone manage their time or energy.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties, plus family and parenting concerns and career questions.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client centred and collaborative, using listening and reflection alongside practical exercises when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience supporting people with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I book sessions if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Please confirm the current session options with the service before booking, as formats are not specified here.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.