Online Counselling for Basingstoke

Experienced in providing safe and confidential counselling support for individuals, couples and families for a wide number of life challenging issues affecting home and / or work related problems. The problem might be a one off issue or trauma or a recurrent cycle that keeps returning. Loss, relationship, anxiety, trauma, parent/child issues. Workplace problems & relationships and career issues. Needing change in your life? Delighted to work with you.

Immediate appointments available right now to meet up in-person. Are you ready to feel better? Is it time to start finding some answers? Have you had enough of feeling anxious, stuck or down? Let's get started, I'm here and I have spaces available.

Hello, my name is Cath and I am a clinical psychologist. Thank you for having a look at my profile. I have worked in the NHS for several years, offering support to parents and caregivers, children and young people. I currently offer online and in-person therapeutic input for a range of difficulties for children, young people and adults, including health-related anxiety, generalised anxiety, and trauma. I am here to support you through the current difficulties you may be facing. I think it’s really important to build a strong therapeutic relationship so that you feel comfortable and supported and so this is forefront in my mind.

I spent 15 years working as a Relate Counsellor, alongside this I have built up a successful Practice Practice working with couples, individuals, children and young people, supporting them in improving their emotional and mental well-being. I offer a bespoke ‘wrap-around’ approach setting activities between each session, which allows on-going personal growth and development. By supporting you to explore difficulties, my aim is to facilitate you to have a deeper awareness of your core triggers and understanding of your patterns of behaviours, leading to lasting change.

As a Professor of psychology with academic expertise on men, masculinities, sex and relationships, I provide bespoke therapy for men’s needs. Men prefer a less emotional, no-nonsense approach to counselling. My approach is thus problem-centered, solution-focused, with practical application and flexible session lengths. My expertise is to help men with relationship problems, particularly concerning related issues of sex, sexuality, erectile problems, cheating, sexually opening up relationships and multiple issues related to men, adolescents, and masculinities.

Is anxiety a problem for you? Would you like to feel calmer, less stressed and sleep better? Perhaps you want to make positive changes in your life but don’t know where to start, or learn how to say no, be more assertive and kinder to yourself. Do you put yourself down & criticise yourself, struggle to make decisions or feel confused by your feelings and relationships? Counselling with me can help you. It’s the best self-care ever and can help you gain the confidence you need to feel better about yourself, reduce your stress and anxiety, explore your feelings and understand why you react to things in the way you do.

Are you feeling overwhelmed by life or are you struggling with depression, anxiety, or loss? Counselling can offer a helpful space to talk through your feelings and start to make sense of things. I will work with you and your goals to help you start to let some light back in through the cracks.

Are you feeling troubled, distressed or even confused by relationship difficulties, life transitions, crises, helplessness, grief, isolation, anxiety, depression or loss of direction? Talking to a professional counsellor in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment can enable you to understand yourself better, make your situation more manageable and lead to lasting behavioural change. As a BACP accredited counsellor with 18 years experience of counselling adults with various difficulties, I understand how important it is to find the right counsellor to help you. For this reason I offer a free one hour initial session.

I am a qualified and accredited psychotherapist, providing open-ended psychotherapy, brief counselling sessions or single-session therapy to individuals, couples, and other relationships. If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, domestic abuse, life transitions or facing difficult parenting dilemmas or relationship and attachment issues? Please reach out. You don't have to face these challenges alone. I offer a free initial consultation and discounted rates. I can arrange weekly, fortnightly or ad-hoc sessions to suit your needs.

If you are stuck in some challenging situations, feeling tired, frustrated or overwhelmed, not knowing what to do, I would like to offer you the appropriate resources and support. Even people with supportive family or friends may find it difficult to discuss personal issues with those close to them. Counselling provides a setting that is impartial, safe and confidential. It can help to bring insight into your difficulties thus helping you to deal with them and move on to enjoy the life.

Sometimes we can find ourselves in a place where we 'can't see the wood for the trees'. We feel as if we have little or no control over ours or others behaviour. That the direction your life is taking, is going the wrong way. Accompanying this here can often be a sense of loss or injustice, of not being able to imagine a better future. With up to date psychological understanding there is a better future. Building on your own knowledge and resources we can identify your personal goals and what you want out of your appointments. This tailored approach will work with you to resolve your barriers to achieving success.

So, can talking to someone help? Absolutely ! Regardless of the reason you might keep it in, talking has powerful psychological benefits that might not be obvious. Life can throw up many challenges and I am able to offer a safe, supportive, confidential environment for adults, Couples and young people to talk through and try and make sense of what they are finding difficult. Sometimes, we can struggle to find the words to share our internal world or communicate our feelings. Using creative tools together can be useful to help identify and process what is happening.

I have been working as a therapist for three years, working with a diverse client base and range of presenting issues including depression, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties and more. I consider anxiety, gender and sexuality, and trauma to be my areas of most experience.

Do you feel stuck in your life? Do you carry too much burden from you past? Do you feel alone and dissatisfied even in your relationships? Are you feeling anxious all the time and overthinking every decision you make? Counselling is about getting to know yourself better. It’s not about getting advice, it is about finding your own answers. No one knows better what you need than yourself. We will work side by side to explore your past and present for you to see where you have come from and where you are going.

In a safe and supportive environment, I will help you to process your life, your thoughts and feelings, as well as your past. I can also help you to understand your own process better so you can gain greater self-awareness and self-acceptance. Allowing you to have more choice and putting you on the path to progress. I work from a purpose built counselling room at my home.

I can help you to make sense of difficult feelings or problems in relationships that you are experiencing. You may be aware of repeated patterns of behaviour that seem impossible to break, or you may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious or angry. Whatever the issue, I can help you to explore and identify the root cause of your difficulties. This can provide you with a greater understanding of yourself and an increased sense of wellbeing.

There are times when we may struggle to cope or sense our life is stuck and feel powerless to change it. Taking the first steps towards finding the support and help you need is a courageous and important act, so please know that whatever issues bring you here, you will be heard. Counselling can help you to explore your inner world, make significant changes to your life and find your true self. I am a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) and adhere to the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.

Welcome to the profile for my private counselling practice in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Why see a counsellor? It can help you better understand your thoughts, feelings and relationships. It can be about the past or the present, or the loss of someone or something. It may be about changing or finding new meaning in life. Maybe you feel stuck in ongoing circumstances, in your work or family life or just in how you feel within yourself. Counselling can be a place to find hope during difficult times or be somewhere to tackle a specific problem. If you feel stressed, anxious, depressed or confused, then counselling can often help.

Many of us experience times in our lives when we feel overwhelmed, anxious or depressed. Relationship difficulties or significant life events can bring huge change or loss or perhaps you recognise patterns in your life you would like to change. I offer a warm, empathic, safe space in which to explore thoughts, feelings and behaviours, finding effective strategies to help you move forwards in your life. As a Humanistic Psychotherapist, I believe we all have the potential for personal growth and healing given the right circumstances.