Catherine Norris, BACP

Catherine Norris is a counsellor with 16 years' experience who helps people facing stressful life changes. She supports those struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems and other concerns that make day-to-day life harder. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at helping people find clarity and practical ways to cope.

She trained and works as an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, known as BACP. Catherine has worked within the NHS, for well known charities, and in private practice from her home in Berkshire, United Kingdom. This range of experience informs a flexible way of working that suits many different needs.

Catherine describes her method as pluralistic, which means she draws on several therapies rather than using only one. Sessions often look at how past experiences affect present feelings and behaviours, and together they identify steps that feel manageable. The aim is to reconnect people with what matters most to them and build coping skills that fit everyday life.

In sessions she focuses on listening, helping people make sense of current difficulties, and finding small, realistic changes to try. Clients can expect a collaborative conversation that balances exploration and practical tools. Catherine encourages people to be authentic and to work towards a life shaped by their values.

Her work touches on many areas including stress, addiction, parenting pressures, chronic illness, attachment issues and coping with major life transitions such as midlife change. She offers help in English and accepts international clients.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It offers simple techniques to test unhelpful thinking patterns and develop more effective coping strategies, often useful for anxiety, depression and stress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, emphasises values and committed action. It helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while still moving toward a life they value, which can be useful for managing midlife change and ongoing stress.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Catherine will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches to try and adjust them as needed. That means sessions can shift between practical exercises, exploring past relationships, and value-focused work depending on what helps most.

Confirm the available session options before booking so you know how Catherine currently offers therapy. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. It can also allow a steady course of therapy when someone lives farther away from a counsellor in their area. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and conversational work to an online setting to keep progress moving forward.