Catherine Norris, BACP
Calm, practical support for life’s hard moments
Details
| Name | Catherine Norris |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Catherine
Catherine Norris offers calm, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or life changes. She is Catherine Norris, BACP, and brings 16 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns. Her style aims to help people find clarity and practical coping steps during difficult times.
Catherine has worked in the NHS, for two national charities and in independent practice in Berkshire, United Kingdom. This range of settings means she has supported people with depression, bereavement, addiction, trauma and many everyday struggles.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward language and a down-to-earth manner in sessions. Her approach is pluralistic and draws on several well known therapies to suit each person. Sessions often look at how past relationships shape present feelings and choices.
Catherine helps people reconnect with what matters to them and find small, manageable changes to try between meetings. In conversation she focuses on listening, building trust and helping people tell their story in a way that makes sense. She works collaboratively to identify goals and practical steps towards them.
Many people come away with clearer thinking, new coping strategies and a stronger sense of direction. Catherine supports work on relationship worries, parenting strain, family issues, attachment concerns, chronic illness and changes at work. She also helps those dealing with anger, low self-esteem and identity matters.
Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged for international clients by online formats.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Catherine works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Women's 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.
- Solution-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 her approaches work online
She often draws on Narrative Therapy to help people tell and reframe their life stories so unhelpful patterns feel clearer and more manageable. Narrative work can be useful for relationship struggles, identity questions and making sense of past events.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or ACT, which focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions towards them even when difficult feelings are present. ACT can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with chronic illness.
Attachment-based ideas are part of her practice too, looking at how early relationships influence current ways of relating and feeling. This can support work on communication problems, commitment worries and family-linked difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and agree a way forward together. That collaborative choice helps shape the techniques used and the pace of therapy.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which gives flexibility for different lifestyles. Video suits a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier with lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or short, frequent contacts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, travel or caring duties.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and trauma among other concerns. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, family of origin problems and chronic illness.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a pluralistic, person-focused style and draws on Narrative, ACT and attachment-based ideas. Sessions emphasise listening, sense-making and practical steps to try between meetings.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 16 years of experience working across the NHS, two national charities and independent practice in Berkshire. That background informs a practical approach to common life difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom. The BACP credential is shown as provided in her profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes. Sessions can be arranged for international clients and are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These formats let sessions fit around work, travel or caring commitments.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Pricing varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions operate via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
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