Kathleen Forrester , BACP

Kathleen Forrester is a counsellor who holds BACP accreditation and has four years of experience working with people on a wide range of concerns. She offers a calm, listening space where clients can feel heard and make plans for change. Kathleen aims to help people find practical ways to manage difficult feelings and life transitions.

Kathleen blends conversational listening with structured work when helpful. Some sessions focus on understanding how past events affect today. Other sessions are goal-based and concentrate on planning, problem solving, and changing negative self-beliefs.

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and grief, as well as issues around self-esteem, sleep and career worries. Kathleen also helps with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue and challenges connected to ADHD and neurodiversity.

The practice includes work on relationship concerns, family of origin issues and matters that affect women specifically. She also takes on clients facing chronic illness, disability, social anxiety and isolation or questioning life purpose.

Kathleen uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness, narrative work and EMDR when appropriate. Sessions are offered in English and take place online using video, phone, chat or messaging formats.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Fees are set by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How Kathleen blends talking therapies online

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping the person find their own solutions. It suits people who need space to be heard and to make sense of feelings before taking action.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses focused exercises and practical planning to shift unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a way of working with memories that continue to cause distress. It is often used when trauma or repeated painful experiences affect daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kathleen will talk through options and decide with each person which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process can change as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions suit those who prefer no video, live chat lets people type in the moment, and messaging supports shorter check-ins or reflection over time. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and travel while keeping therapeutic continuity.