- Years in practice
- 16
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Catherine
Catherine Norris is a counsellor with 16 years' experience supporting people who feel overwhelmed by life. She offers a calm, respectful space to talk about anxiety, grief, stress, depression and parenting concerns. Her manner is steady and practical, aimed at helping people find small, realistic steps forward.
She has worked within the NHS and for two well known charities, as well as in independent practice in Berkshire, United Kingdom. That range of settings has given her experience with a wide variety of life challenges and ways of working.
Background and approach
Catherine is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, commonly shown as BACP. Her approach is flexible and person-focused. She draws on several therapies to suit each person’s needs, including acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-aware work and cognitive behavioural techniques.
Sessions often look at how past relationships shape current patterns and what can be changed now. In practical terms she helps people notice what matters to them and build simple coping skills. Conversations aim to increase clarity, reduce stuck thinking and improve everyday functioning.
That might include exploring values, learning breathing or thought-challenging techniques, or practising new ways to communicate. Catherine describes therapy as a collaborative process. She works alongside people to make sense of difficulties and to plan manageable steps.
Her focus is on helping people move towards a life that feels more meaningful and manageable.
What Catherine works with
Everything Catherine lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Catherine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Catherine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Catherine’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps towards those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of responding, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people develop safer ways of relating and communicating.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Catherine will discuss goals and preferences and together they will shape a way of working that fits the person’s situation. The focus is collaborative - trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting as needed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation while staying local. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth is available or when being on camera is not needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, short reflections between sessions or for people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life, while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
Questions people ask about Catherine
What issues can Catherine help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and parenting concerns, as well as relationship and career strains and substance-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is flexible and person-focused, combining gentle reflection with practical exercises to build coping skills and clarity.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has 16 years of experience working in the NHS, charity settings and independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin?
Press the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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