- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Kathryn
Kathryn (Kate) Bishop is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on practical support for parents and others coping with everyday pressures. Her manner is calm and respectful, and she aims to tailor conversations to each person's situation.
Kate often helps people manage stress and anxiety in day-to-day life. She supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and addictions.
Background and approach
She also works with people facing relationship and family tensions, parenting strain, and intimacy-related concerns. Sessions follow a client-centred approach, which means the conversation is guided by the person's priorities and pace. Kate listens actively and reflects what she hears to help people find their own solutions.
She adapts her style to be direct when needed or more gentle for sensitive topics. People come to her for a wide range of issues, including sleep and eating problems, anger, career stress, ADHD and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and communication problems.
Her work also covers compassion fatigue and support around major life events. Kate aims to create a steady space where people can make small, practical changes. She encourages realistic goals and offers guidance and coaching alongside therapeutic conversation.
Her approach is collaborative and rooted in everyday language rather than jargon.
What Kathryn works with
Everything Kathryn lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kathryn helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- 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
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder 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
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kathryn lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Client-centred work and online therapy options
Client-centred therapy is at the heart of her approach. It focuses on listening without judgement, following the person's own pace, and helping them find answers that fit their life. This style is useful for issues like low self-esteem, relationship strain and parenting stress where the person needs time to reflect and decide what matters most.That same client-led way of working transfers well to online sessions. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose a format and pace that suit their needs and goals. Together they will explore whether conversational video calls, a shorter phone check-in, live chat or ongoing text-based messaging is the best fit for the work to be done.
Online therapy brings practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when preferred. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit people who want to reflect in writing or fit support into a busy day. Registered and accredited professionals can adapt these formats to keep therapy focused, flexible and consistent with what the person hopes to achieve.
Questions people ask about Kathryn
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, and depression. Other areas include parenting strain, relationship and family tensions, addictions and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is client-centred, so sessions follow the person's priorities and pace. She listens carefully, reflects what she hears and helps people discover practical steps forward.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional counselling experience in a range of settings. That experience includes supporting people through grief, trauma, and everyday life stress.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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