Kathy Allatt, BACP

Kathy Allatt is a therapeutic counsellor with four years' experience. She works in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, and she aims to offer a welcoming, non-judgemental space for people who are finding life hard. Kathy acknowledges how difficult it can feel to ask for help and offers practical listening as a first step.

Her background includes many years as a neonatal intensive care nurse. That work gave her experience supporting parents through bonding, transition home, and bereavement after the loss of a baby. Those experiences shaped her interest in grief, trauma and the complex emotions that can follow major life events.

Kathy uses client-centred counselling alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and solution-focused ideas. In sessions she listens, reflects and helps people clarify what matters to them. She supports people to notice unhelpful patterns and to take small steps that match their values and goals.

She has also worked within the NHS during the pandemic and understands workplace pressures in health care. This informs the way she supports people with stress, compassion fatigue and work-related concerns. Kathy also works with anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and parenting concerns, and midlife crisis challenges.

Her approach is steady and practical. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and on building tools to cope between meetings. People can expect a calm, empathic presence and a focus on realistic, achievable steps towards their aims.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking committed action towards them, even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. It can help when someone is feeling stuck, facing life changes, or dealing with ongoing anxiety and depression.

Client-Centred Therapy centres the person's own perspective. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps the person make sense of their feelings. This approach supports self-understanding, grief work and relationship concerns.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical steps and small changes that move a person towards their goals. It suits people who want shorter-term, goal-oriented work, such as managing stress, improving sleep or addressing specific problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. Kathy will work collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single style.

The biography does not specify session formats, so check available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also offer flexibility for international clients and can help people keep therapy going when life is busy or transitions are happening.