Kate Lacy , NCPS

Kate Lacy is a counsellor with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and 25 years of experience working in the United Kingdom. She believes people know their own story and brings a supportive presence to help them make changes. Kate focuses on practical steps that build confidence and motivation. She aims to empower clients as they take the first steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Her approach is warm and collaborative. She listens for each person’s strengths and uses them as a starting point for change. Sessions are straightforward and aim to make problems easier to manage rather than overwhelming. She talks through anxieties, relationship and intimacy concerns, low self-esteem and motivation in plain language.

Kate also works with a wide range of life challenges. These include stress, depression, addictions, grief and trauma and abuse. She supports people facing career changes, parenting strain, caregiving stress and issues around body image and eating. Practical coping strategies are offered for sleep problems, anger and chronic health-related difficulties.

Her practice draws on several therapy styles to suit different needs. Cognitive approaches help address unhelpful thinking, attachment-focused work looks at how relationships shape feelings, and mindfulness offers calm, moment-to-moment skills. Kate adapts the way she works to fit each person’s goals and pace.

If someone prefers remote sessions she offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches for online wellbeing

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people who notice repeating relationship struggles or feel unsettled by closeness. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and acceptance so people feel understood as they explore difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, addresses unhelpful thoughts and habits and offers practical techniques for anxiety, low mood and motivation.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try techniques that suit their needs. Changes are tried and reviewed together so the work stays relevant and manageable.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text messages. Video is useful when visual connection helps the work, phone calls fit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can suit quick reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility constraints and to keep progress moving without always needing to travel.