Catherine Hoversholm, NCPS

Catherine Hoversholm is a counsellor with 15 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps those facing life changes, parenting strain, career pressure and the particular challenges of ADHD. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at making it easier to talk about what is hard.

In sessions she focuses on creating an open, non-judgemental space. She encourages people to name their feelings and to take small, practical steps forward. Conversation and reflection are central, and she adapts her style to what each person finds most helpful.

Catherine draws on a mix of methods, including person-centred listening, cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness practices. These tools are used to spot unhelpful thought patterns, try out new ways of coping, and bring attention back to the present moment. She also uses solution-focused work to set short-term goals and psychodynamic ideas to look at longer-standing patterns when that feels useful.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns beyond the headline issues, such as relationship and family stress, sleep problems, compassion fatigue, chronic health challenges and feelings of emptiness. She aims to meet people where they are and to help them build clearer steps toward change.

Taking the first step can feel daunting, but Catherine offers steady support as people explore what matters to them and how to move toward a more satisfying life.

Approaches used online and how they help

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor offers an accepting space so people can talk through feelings and find their own solutions; this can help with grief, low self-esteem and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours, which can reduce worry and lift mood.

Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment through simple exercises. It can reduce reactivity to stress and improve sleep and emotional balance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they will try methods that fit the person's needs and adapt things as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a workday, or letting people join from quieter surroundings. Registered or accredited professionals often offer this flexibility and can help plan a rhythm of sessions that suits everyday routines.