- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Kate
Kate Hough is a counsellor who aims to put people at ease from the first contact. She speaks plainly and listens without judgement. Parents who feel overwhelmed, exhausted or unsure about next steps will find practical support and steady guidance.
Kate frames sessions around what each person wants to change. She invites clients to talk at their own pace about day-to-day struggles, difficult memories or current pressures. Conversations cover common concerns such as anxiety, stress, low mood and sleep problems, and also parenting challenges and relationship difficulties.
Background and approach
Her way of working blends client-centred listening with goal-focused tools. That means the room is a place to feel heard, and also to try small changes between sessions. Techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy are used where they fit the person's goals and needs.
Kate trained to degree level in Counselling and Psychotherapy and holds NCPS. She follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework and completes ongoing professional development. Sessions are offered by phone, video call, live chat and text messaging to suit different schedules.
People should expect a collaborative pace, clear practical steps and check-ins on progress as therapy continues.
What Kate works with
Everything Kate lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kate helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- 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
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kate lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic 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.
Therapeutic approaches you can try online
Client-centred therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client's pace, helping people to clarify what matters and to feel understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep and coping with stress. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) offers skills in emotional regulation, distress tolerance and clearer communication, useful for intense emotions and relationship strain.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different options and agree a plan with the client. That collaboration means techniques can be adapted over time to match goals, whether the priority is symptom relief, parenting support or rebuilding daily routines.
Online therapy lets people attend from wherever it fits their life via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for fuller conversation and non-verbal cues, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit quick reflections, ongoing support between sessions or people who prefer writing. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, childcare and day-to-day responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Kate
What kinds of problems does Kate help with?
She supports people with anxiety, stress, depression, grief and coping with life changes. Parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD-related struggles, trauma and sleep or eating difficulties are also within her focus.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Kate combines client-centred listening with structured techniques. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy when they match the person's goals.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has eight years of clinical experience working in counselling and wellbeing. That background includes supporting people through a wide range of emotional and practical issues.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds NCPS as a listed credential. She also works within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video call, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with the therapist's location and availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by choosing the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session according to the therapist's availability.
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