- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred listening
- CBT techniques
About Katherine
Katherine Smalldon is a BACP counsellor with nine years of experience working in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are carrying stress, anxiety, relationship or intimacy-related issues, depression, addictions, grief and other concerns that make daily life feel harder. Katherine also works with people facing parenting stresses, career problems, ADHD, compassion fatigue and difficulties linked to trauma or abuse.
She offers a calm, measured pace in sessions and lets clients set the speed of work. In an early meeting she will ask about hopes, fears and expectations so therapy can be focused on what matters most. That first session is also a chance for clients to say what they want or do not want from counselling.
Katherine describes her approach as integrative. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. She uses client-centred ways of listening so people feel able to speak about painful or shameful matters without hurry.
She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques when practical changes are needed to reduce distress or break unhelpful cycles of thinking. Narrative and existential ideas help people reframe difficult life events and consider meaning when they face big choices or loss.
Sessions include time for checking progress and for questions about the process. Katherine welcomes feedback throughout therapy, and she works with each person to decide the best focus and pace for their circumstances.
How Katherine's approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current emotions and patterns; online sessions can use that approach to look at repeated relationship responses and to practise different ways of relating. Client-centred therapy is about attentive listening and following the client's lead; online meetings can provide that open space for people to speak about guilt, shame or life choices.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviours. Online sessions can introduce specific exercises and short between-session tasks to break cycles of worry or avoidance. Katherine will use whichever mix of approaches fits the person and their goals, and she will discuss options with the client so they choose what feels most useful.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around everyday life, for example reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or avoiding a commute on busy days. Registered and accredited professionals often find these practical benefits help people maintain regular sessions while managing family, work and other commitments.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, addictions, grief and related concerns including trauma, parenting strain, ADHD and career pressures.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses a mixture of attachment-based and client-centred work to help people talk through shame, combined with CBT steps when practical behaviour or thinking changes are helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of counselling experience working with a range of issues and people in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and practising in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What formats do sessions take?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.