- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Polish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kat
Kat Januchowska offers calm, direct support for people feeling overwhelmed by parenting and life stress. She focuses on helping clients notice what is getting in the way and find clearer ways forward. Kat writes in a straightforward way and aims to make sessions feel manageable for busy parents.
She works from an approach that centres the client's own experience. Conversations focus on what matters most to the individual and on practical next steps that fit everyday life.
Background and approach
Sessions may involve noticing bodily responses, feelings and the patterns that repeat in relationships and routine. Kat has three years of counselling experience and holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as BACP. She speaks English and Polish and sees people based in the United Kingdom.
International clients are not currently accepted. Typical concerns she addresses include anxiety, stress, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with addiction, ADHD, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue and body image worries.
Her background includes work with attachment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family tensions, chronic illness and caregiver stress. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines and needs. To begin, people select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
The service uses a cancellable subscription model for sessions, with cost varying by location and therapist availability.
What Kat works with
Everything Kat lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kat helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kat lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit family life
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own perspective. The therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead, helping people discover their own solutions. This approach is useful for stress, parenting strain and relationship concerns because it centres the client's priorities and pace.Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choices and the values that shape how someone wants to live. It helps when people feel stuck, question belonging or face difficult life changes by encouraging clearer decisions and personal responsibility.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and adapt methods as sessions progress. This collaborative way ensures therapy is matched to what matters most to the client.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to make fitting therapy into family life easier. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during short breaks. Live chat or text messaging suit quick check-ins, notes between sessions or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options increase flexibility for parents and busy people while keeping focus on the issues they want to resolve.
Questions people ask about Kat
What concerns does Kat work with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting worries and coping with life changes. Other areas include addiction, ADHD, bipolar concerns and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred and reflective, focusing on the person's experience and practical next steps. Conversations often look at patterns in feelings, bodily responses and everyday behaviour.
What is her professional background?
Kat has three years of counselling experience and works from approaches that emphasise self-awareness and lived experience. Her background includes work with attachment, adoption, blended families and chronic illness related stress.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and lists BACP as her credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she supports people who are located in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How do I start working with her and what does it cost?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to availability. Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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