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Catherine Cassells, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesCoping with life changes

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Catherine Cassells draws on person-centred care alongside practical, evidence-informed techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship strains. She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what a client wants to change. Catherine uses clear, step-by-step methods to help people cope with life changes and parenting challenges.

She brings three years of experience to her work and holds BACP accreditation, which indicates professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to be non-judgemental and supportive while helping people identify small, realistic steps forward. Catherine adapts her approach to each person. She often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values despite difficult thoughts and feelings.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and build more helpful habits. Her practice covers many areas including abandonment and attachment concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, divorce and separation, and feelings of guilt or shame.

She also supports people facing isolation, questions about life purpose, midlife challenges, money worries and mood difficulties. Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Catherine works via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging so people can choose the format that fits their needs and routine.

How Catherine’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them stop meaningful action. Online ACT sessions focus on clarifying values and practising small steps that fit a person’s daily life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. In remote sessions this can mean setting simple at-home tasks and reviewing them together. A person-centred approach puts the client’s experience at the heart of each session and offers an accepting space to talk through worries while choosing approaches that feel right. Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Catherine will discuss different ways of working and help a person decide what fits their goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as needs shift. Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face without travel. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat or text messaging provide brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family life and health needs while still using the therapeutic tools described above.

What issues does Catherine focus on?

Catherine helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns. She also works with attachment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, divorce and mood problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style combines a person-centred foundation with practical techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused.

How much experience does she have?

Catherine has three years of clinical experience working with people on a range of concerns. That background informs her practical, step-by-step approach.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds BACP accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English. She is available to work with people internationally.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging so people can pick what suits their routine.

How are costs and billing handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Catherine

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Catherine Cassells, BACP

Background and approach

How Catherine’s approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety