Kathleen Forrester

Kathleen Forrester is a BACP counsellor who brings several years of client-facing practice to her work. She offers a listening space where people can feel understood and not alone. Her aim is to help clients build practical ways to manage day-to-day life and cope with change.

Her approach is flexible and straightforward. Some sessions are open-ended conversations about past worries, current pressures or hopes for the future. Other sessions follow a clearer plan, focusing on goals and small steps to tackle negative self-beliefs, anxiety or low mood.

Kathleen commonly supports people around stress, anxiety, depression and issues with self-esteem. She also works with concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, sleep difficulties, relationship strain, and challenges tied to neurodiversity or intellectual disability.

She combines different methods to match what the person needs in the room. That can include client-centred listening, practical cognitive behavioural tools, mindfulness practices, existential discussion about meaning, and trauma-focused work when appropriate.

Clients can expect clear, calm sessions that balance listening with next-step ideas. Kathleen uses a pace that suits each person and helps them put simple strategies into everyday life. To begin, clients follow the site's Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

With four years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Kathleen works from the United Kingdom and offers services in English.

Approaches that translate to online sessions

Client-centred work puts the person's experience first and focuses on being listened to without judgement; it helps people feel understood and clearer about what matters to them. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and offers practical strategies to reduce worry, improve sleep and lift low mood. Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that can help reduce the power of distressing memories when that is appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals and try different methods to see what fits best. That choice is made together, and plans can change as progress is made or needs shift.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. It can reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in between commitments, or make it simpler to have regular sessions when schedules are tight. Because session formats are not specified here, please confirm the current online and in-person options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can help decide how often to meet and what session length will work best for practical day-to-day needs.