Catherine "Cathie" Woolhouse , BACP

Catherine "Cathie" Woolhouse offers a warm, person-centred way of working that invites people to talk honestly about what matters to them most. She uses a gentle, down-to-earth style to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Cathie is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation.

She draws on six years of professional experience to support people facing trauma, abuse and grief. Cathie also helps those who are neurodiverse to cope with feelings of isolation and anxiety. Her work includes support around parenting, relationship strain and career-related stress.

Cathie brings client-centred principles into sessions, focusing on the individual's priorities and lived experience. She also uses ideas from existential therapy to help people consider meaning, values and life choices. Systemic thinking is used when exploring how relationships and family patterns affect current difficulties.

Sessions aim to be non-judgemental and practical. Cathie encourages people to set small, realistic goals and to try approaches that fit their everyday life. She can also draw on knowledge from couple and family counselling when relationship patterns are part of the concern.

People can work with Cathie on parenting stress, compassion fatigue, anger, coping with life changes and issues such as abandonment or body image. She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English through a variety of online formats.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what is heard and helps people find their own solutions; this approach suits worries about self-esteem, anxiety and relationship struggles.

Existential Therapy helps people consider values, meaning and life choices. It can be useful when coping with grief, major life changes or questions about purpose, giving space to reflect on what matters most.

Systemic Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and family interactions. It helps identify how these patterns contribute to stress, communication problems or recurring difficulties so that new ways of relating can be tried.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to your goals, needs and preferences, and will review the plan as you progress.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you have a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and chat or text sessions can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting and travel while accessing registered or accredited professionals from the UK and abroad.