- Person-centred approach
- Practical coping skills
- Experience with trauma
About Kate
Kate Wilson offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by life. She speaks plainly and helps clients find steadier ways to cope with stress, anxiety, grief and low mood. Kate aims to make the first steps feel manageable and to build simple strategies that fit day-to-day life.
She uses a person-centred approach, which means conversations focus on the client's experience and priorities. Kate also draws on cognitive behavioural tools to notice thought patterns, and on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people make purposeful choices. Sessions often include skills for managing panic, regulating strong emotions, and handling difficult memories.
Her practice includes work around attachment and abandonment issues, and she supports exploration of how past relationships link to current behaviour. For people facing life changes, parenting strain, career uncertainty or relationship friction, Kate looks for practical steps to reduce pressure and increase clarity.
She has six years of professional experience and is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. That informs how she approaches ethical practice and ongoing learning.
Clients can expect a collaborative way of working. Kate listens, reflects what seems important, and helps co-design strategies that can be tried between sessions. The aim is steady progress through realistic, usable methods rather than quick fixes.
How Kate's approaches translate to online work
Kate uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on what matters most to the person, helping clients lead the pace and topics of sessions while the counsellor reflects and clarifies. This approach helps build trust and a clearer sense of priorities when dealing with stress or life change.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques to help people clarify values and take committed steps, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) skills to spot and test unhelpful thinking patterns. ACT is useful for anxiety and avoidance, while CBT supports managing panic, low mood and daily coping strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels helpful, then try methods that suit each person's needs in a collaborative way.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when time is tight. It can also let people choose quieter times for talking or avoid being on camera if that feels easier, helping therapy fit into everyday life rather than the other way around.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
Common areas include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addictions along with relationship and family issues and self-esteem difficulties.
How would sessions feel in terms of style?
Conversations are person-centred and collaborative, with practical tools from CBT, DBT and ACT used as needed to build coping skills.
What experience does the counsellor have?
She has six years of professional practice working with trauma, loss, mood and anxiety-related concerns.
What are the counsellor's credentials and where are they based?
She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with this therapist?
International clients are accepted; confirm any local requirements before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.