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Kathryn Maddy-Powell, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 7 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

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Kathryn Maddy-Powell is a counsellor with seven years' experience working in both paid and voluntary roles across the UK. She supports people through difficult life events, including grief, loss and trauma. Kathryn is calm and non-judgemental and focuses on building trust so people can talk openly about painful experiences.

She adapts her approach to each person, drawing on client-centred work, psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques. That means sessions often begin with what matters most to the client and then use different ways of understanding and changing patterns that cause distress.

Background and approach

Kathryn pays attention to what is said and what is left unsaid, noticing emotional themes that can repeat in relationships and daily life. Her background includes work around bereavement, including loss through suicide or dementia, and supporting people after very hard life events. She also helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, low self-esteem and coping with big life changes.

Kathryn is familiar with attachment and abandonment issues, communication and commitment problems, and difficulties that follow chronic illness or caregiving roles. Sessions aim to be practical and focused. Kathryn can use short-term solution-focused steps when people want quick goals.

She can also offer deeper work that looks at long-standing patterns and past experiences when that will help recovery. Kathryn holds BACP accreditation, which is shown as BACP. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging.

Approaches that suit online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises the person's own experience and choices, with the counsellor offering empathy and non-judgemental listening to help people find their own answers. It is useful for grief, low self-esteem and when someone needs a steady, respectful space to talk.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression and coping strategies for stress or addiction-related behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then agree which methods to try. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted over time to suit what proves most helpful.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less data and can fit into a work break, and text or live chat can work for brief check-ins or when writing helps someone process thoughts. These options let people fit therapy around daily life and keep continuity when travelling or relocating.

What issues does Kathryn help with?

She supports people facing grief, trauma and loss, as well as stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. Other areas include self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, career stress and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her manner is calm and non-judgemental, focusing on building trust and listening to both what is said and unsaid. She adapts methods to each person's needs and aims for practical steps alongside deeper reflection.

What is her professional background?

She has seven years' experience working in paid and voluntary roles supporting people through challenging events, including bereavement by suicide or dementia and complex trauma.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practises from the United Kingdom and holds BACP as her listed credential.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Kathryn?

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

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Experience: 7 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Kathryn Maddy-Powell, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches that suit online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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