- Years in practice
- 9
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Katherine
Katherine Smalldon is a BACP counsellor with nine years' experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting concerns, trauma and grief. She offers straightforward help for those stuck at a crossroads or coping with big life changes. Katherine aims to make the first step easier for people who feel overwhelmed or unsure what they need next.
She works in a calm, paced manner and lets clients set the tempo.
Background and approach
Early sessions focus on what the person hopes to get from counselling and any fears about the process. Katherine encourages questions and regular feedback so the work can be adjusted as needed. Her style draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape current patterns.
She also uses client-centred listening to help someone feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioural tools are available when useful to tackle unhelpful thoughts and habits. Katherine has experience helping with addiction, sleep and eating problems, anger, codependency and issues linked to adoption and foster care.
She also supports people managing chronic illness, cancer, compassion fatigue and the effects of trauma and dissociation. Sessions are offered online in a variety of formats to fit different schedules and needs. Katherine welcomes international clients in English and uses an open, collaborative approach to find the best way to work together.
What Katherine works with
Everything Katherine lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Katherine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Katherine lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- 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.
How Katherine’s approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour, helping people understand patterns that repeat in adult life. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so someone feels heard and can make sense of their own choices. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) provides practical ways to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and routines, useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Katherine will discuss goals and preferences with each person and suggest which methods to try first. The work is collaborative - goals can change as sessions progress and the therapist will invite feedback to keep the plan relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical advantages. Video calls let people read facial cues and hold more in-depth conversations, while phone sessions can fit into a short break or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or times when typing feels easier than talking. These options allow people in different time zones or with busy schedules to access help more easily.
Questions people ask about Katherine
What concerns does Katherine help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, parenting, trauma, grief and addiction among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Katherine works at each person’s pace, using listening and practical tools to address patterns and immediate problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of counselling and psychotherapy experience working with a wide range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Press the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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