- Years in practice
- 25
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Kate
Kate Lacy is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 25 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and parenting concerns. Kate works with clients on relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, grief and coping with life changes.
She believes people know their own story and brings a respectful, collaborative stance to sessions. Kate aims to help clients notice their strengths and use them to make practical changes.
Background and approach
She speaks plainly and offers steady support while people take steps towards different ways of living. In sessions she combines approaches that suit the person in front of her. That might mean looking at patterns in relationships, tackling unhelpful thinking, or developing present-moment awareness.
Conversations are geared to what the client wants to achieve, not to fitting a rigid model. Kate also helps with longer-standing issues such as trauma, attachment difficulties and chronic stress. She can support people working through grief, sleep or eating difficulties, and challenges that come with ageing or caregiving.
Her practice includes practical tools alongside reflective conversation. That can involve simple exercises between sessions, problem-solving around daily life, and coaching to build motivation. The overall aim is clearer choices and more manageable day-to-day living.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kate lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-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 and online support
Kate commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how past and present relationships shape current feelings and behaviour. This approach helps when people struggle with trust, intimacy, or repeating difficult patterns in relationships.She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which centres the session on the person's experience. That means the counsellor listens closely, offers empathy, and helps the client set the pace and agenda for change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kate will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and agree together which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online therapy gives practical options for fitting sessions into daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer writing or who want brief, flexible support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care when schedules or locations change.
Questions people ask about Kate
What concerns does Kate commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, addictions, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She highlights clients' strengths and uses practical tools alongside reflective conversation.
What is her professional background?
Kate has 25 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, attachment issues and compassion fatigue.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the credential NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Kate offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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