Katherine Smalldon, BACP

Katherine Smalldon is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing midlife questions and other life changes. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and coping with big transitions. People come when routines feel shaky or when past issues keep reappearing.

Katherine uses a gentle, person-centred style. She listens first and asks what you hope to get from therapy. Early sessions focus on what matters most to you and on practical ways to make life more manageable.

Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape present patterns. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new responses. Narrative elements help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves.

Katherine has nine years of counselling experience and works as an integrative practitioner. BACP stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is the credential she uses.

She invites questions and feedback as therapy progresses. On the first session she may ask about your hopes, fears and expectations so she can support you in a way that fits. If you want to explore whether she is the right match, the initial conversation can help you decide.

How Katherine’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current habits and feelings. It can help when patterns in close relationships feel stuck or painful. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor, offering listening, empathy and support to help you find your own way forward. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviours to ease anxiety and low mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Katherine will work with you to find what fits your needs, goals and preferences. That might mean using more than one approach over time and adjusting what you do in sessions as you go.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and making it easier to keep appointments when life is hectic. If you prefer to check how a method feels, shorter or more frequent check-ins can be arranged. The therapist's biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can help keep therapy part of everyday life while you try out changes between sessions.