Cathy Hadley, BACP
Compassionate counsellor helping people untangle difficult stories
Details
| Name | Cathy Hadley |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 11 |
About Cathy
Cathy Hadley is a UK-based counsellor with 11 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, low mood and trauma. She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and follows their professional standards.
Cathy aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, respectful space where people can start to talk about what matters to them. She works in a straightforward, person-centred way and adapts each session to the person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and conversational. Cathy helps people name what they are feeling and look at small changes they can try between meetings. Cathy draws on Narrative ideas to help people reframe difficult stories about themselves.
She also uses Attachment-based ways of thinking to notice patterns in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioural techniques are used when people want tools to manage worry, low mood or unhelpful thoughts. People often come to her for relationship difficulties, grief, sleep or eating struggles, parenting stress, workplace pressure and life transitions.
Cathy also has experience with issues linked to adoption, attachment, autism, chronic illness and codependency. She listens without judgement and works collaboratively on practical steps. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Cathy can work with international clients and will tailor timing to fit different schedules. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange a suitable session time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Cathy works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Cathy among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Cathy among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Cathy among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Cathy among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Cathy among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Cathy among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Cathy among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Cathy among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cathy among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cathy among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Cathy 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 Cathy directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Online sessions can use different therapeutic approaches to fit the issue you want to address. Narrative work helps people separate themselves from painful labels and re-author their stories, which can be useful for low mood, identity concerns and relationship patterns. Attachment-based ideas focus on how past and present relationships shape how someone connects, and this can be helpful when recurring difficulties appear in close relationships.Client-centred therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens closely and follows the person's pace, offering reflective responses rather than direction. Together you decide which combination of approaches feels most helpful; Cathy treats this as a collaborative process and will check in about goals and preferences as you go.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation for longer work, phone sessions can fit into a busy day and use less bandwidth, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text messaging supports shorter reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain continuity when life is busy or when different session rhythms are needed.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Cathy help with?
Cathy supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood, trauma and relationship problems. She also works with concerns such as sleep and eating difficulties, grief, parenting strain and career stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and conversational with a focus on listening and practical next steps. Sessions are tailored to the person's needs and often include simple exercises to try between meetings.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational issues. That experience informs a flexible, person-centred way of working.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is able to work with international clients and arrange times that suit different time zones.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with Cathy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Contacting this therapist
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