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Catherine Smith, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 15 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Self esteem Depression

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Catherine Smith offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed. She focuses on helping individuals manage stress, anxiety and low mood. Her style aims to be calm and practical so people can use what they learn straight away.

She works with relationship worries, grief and loss, and issues around self-esteem and confidence. Addictions, sleep problems and intimacy concerns are also areas she addresses. There is attention to body image, social anxiety, guilt and shame, and the struggle of feeling isolated.

Background and approach

Her approach includes hypnotherapy as a tool to help people access calmer states and change unhelpful patterns. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with time spent on simple techniques that can be practised between meetings. Catherine emphasises people’s strengths and builds on what already works for them.

Catherine has 15 years of experience in professional practice in the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential. She encourages people to take small, achievable steps and offers steady support through change. The pace is set by the person seeking help.

Practical matters are covered early on, including what to expect from sessions and how best to use the techniques discussed. The overall aim is clearer thinking, fewer unhelpful habits, and stronger coping when life gets difficult.

How hypnotherapy and online sessions work together

Catherine uses hypnotherapy as a core tool, helping people reach a calmer state of mind and access thoughts or habits they want to change. Hypnotherapy sessions are guided and relaxed, and can be useful for anxiety, sleep problems, low confidence and breaking repetitive patterns.

In online sessions she combines gentle hypnotherapy with clear conversation and practical exercises. The focus is on small, manageable steps that match a person’s goals. Finding the right approach is a shared process - the therapist and client agree on methods and adjust them as needed to suit the person’s needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving flexibility in how people engage. Video calls work well when visual connection helps the work, while phone sessions are suited to lower bandwidth or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or messaging can fit shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions or people who prefer writing across the week.

Working online makes it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while still using hypnotherapy techniques and conversational work with experienced therapists and registered or accredited professionals.

What problems can Catherine help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, plus grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues.

How does she work with clients in sessions?

Sessions are conversational and practical, using hypnotherapy alongside talk-based work to develop coping skills and new habits.

What is her professional background?

Catherine has 15 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom and focuses on building on people’s strengths.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She holds the NCPS credential and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Yes, she accepts international clients and offers sessions across time zones where possible.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I need to do to start working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Hypnotherapy

Experience: 15 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

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Catherine Smith, NCPS

Background and approach

How hypnotherapy and online sessions work together

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety