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Catherine Fear, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Catherine Fear uses a client-centred approach to help people who are struggling with stress, anxiety and low mood. She listens closely and aims to create a space where someone can be heard without judgement. Catherine is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation.

Catherine focuses on everyday problems such as confidence, relationship concerns and coping with life changes. She also helps people facing challenges linked to chronic illness and pain, addiction and grief.

Background and approach

Sessions are practical and paced to suit the individual. Her style is straightforward and empathetic. She encourages people to set small, realistic goals and to reflect on what matters to them.

Conversations aim to build understanding and stronger ways of coping rather than quick fixes. Catherine has four years of experience in counselling and brings that background into each session. She explains the BACP credential as recognition from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that works. Therapy is offered through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How client-centred work translates to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judging, reflects what is heard and supports the person to find their own direction. This approach suits issues such as stress, low mood, relationship worries and struggles with chronic illness where being understood matters as much as problem solving.

In practice the therapist and client decide together which ways of working feel right. Catherine will collaborate on goals, try different pacing and check in about how sessions are helping. That shared process makes it easier to adapt the approach if needs or priorities change over time.

Online therapy can be offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility for people balancing work, care or health needs and make it simpler to attend from different places.

What concerns does this counsellor support?

Catherine helps with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, grief and challenges linked to chronic illness and pain.

What is the therapeutic style used in sessions?

She uses Client-Centred Therapy which focuses on listening, empathy and helping the person find their own solutions. Sessions are aimed at building understanding and practical coping skills.

How much experience does she have?

Catherine has four years of experience working in counselling roles and applies that experience to support people with a variety of life challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds BACP accreditation from 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. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

What is the first step to begin therapy?

To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centred Therapy

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Catherine

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Catherine Fear, BACP

Background and approach

How client-centred work translates to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety