Catherine Kearns, BACP
Compassionate counsellor using Narrative approaches
Details
| Name | Catherine Kearns |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Catherine
Catherine Kearns is a counsellor who uses Narrative approaches alongside other therapies to help people make sense of difficult chapters in their lives. She works in the United Kingdom and brings five years of professional experience to sessions. Catherine aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can say what matters to them and begin to make changes.
She focuses on everyday problems such as stress, anxiety and low mood.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing addiction, relationship strain, parenting pressures, and challenges linked to trauma, eating and sleeping. Catherine pays attention to issues around identity, LGBT matters, and life transitions that can leave people feeling stuck. In practice she blends Narrative thinking with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed work.
That means she helps people rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves, notice values that matter, and look at how early relationships still shape current patterns. She keeps language plain and uses practical activities where they help. Sessions are shaped around each person.
Catherine often agrees short-term goals and may suggest worksheets or tasks between meetings. She encourages honest conversation about what is or isn’t helping so plans can change as needed. Her background includes a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration, and several years running a independent practice.
Catherine welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds and works with international clients in English.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Catherine works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Catherine directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Catherine directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT translate to online therapy
Online sessions can carry Narrative work well because talking through life stories and spotting repeating themes works equally well over video or phone. Narrative approaches help people name the problem, separate it from who they are, and try out new ways of thinking about themselves and their relationships.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) complements that by helping people clarify their values and take small, practical steps even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. Attachment-informed work looks at how early bonds shape current patterns and can highlight ways to build different responses in relationships and everyday life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will listen to what matters to the client, set short-term goals and adjust methods as the work progresses. That collaborative approach means the plan can change if something isn’t helping.
Practically, online therapy offers flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face when visual contact helps. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days. Live chat or text-based messaging suits quick check-ins, written reflection or people who prefer typing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or travel commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Catherine help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief, plus addictions, relationship and parenting strains and work-related worries.
What therapeutic style does she use in sessions?
Her practice draws on Narrative ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed work to help rewrite unhelpful stories and focus on what matters to the person.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has five years of professional experience working with a range of concerns and has operated a independent practice during that time.
Where is the therapist based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be arranged by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging according to client preference.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Catherine?
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