Kathryn Evans , BACP

Kathryn Evans is a humanistic person-centred counsellor and a registered member of the BACP, the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. She brings six years of counselling experience and more than a decade of earlier roles offering emotional and wellbeing support. Kathryn aims to be warm and approachable so people can talk honestly about difficult things.

She has worked in community mental health and wellbeing settings, both paid and voluntary. That time gave her practical experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement and long-term health challenges. Her background also includes work around gender identity, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

Kathryn uses a person-centred way of working. That means she focuses on listening, understanding and responding to each person’s experience. She also draws on ideas from other therapies where they feel helpful, guided by ongoing professional development.

Sessions are built around a respectful and steady therapeutic relationship. Kathryn aims to provide a calm space where people can explore stresses, identity questions, family and relationship struggles, and decisions about the future. She works with issues such as stress, grief, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, and ADHD.

People can expect practical, down-to-earth support aimed at improving day-to-day coping and clarity. Kathryn describes herself as compassionate and committed to treating everyone with care and respect. She welcomes enquiries and will explain how to begin counselling when asked.

Person-centred care and online therapy

Kathryn’s main approach is client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy and helping people feel heard. This approach supports those facing grief, anxiety, relationship worries and identity questions by building trust and helping clients find their own way forward.

She may also draw on complementary ideas from other therapeutic approaches when they fit a person’s goals. These additions are used to offer different perspectives or practical ways to cope, depending on the issues raised. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process between the counsellor and the client, shaped by needs, goals and personal preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to make counselling flexible. Video is useful for a face-to-face feel, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people write when it suits them. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and make it easier to attend from different locations.