Catherine provides an empathetic, safe space where clients can process difficult or painful thoughts and explore their feelings without fear of judgement.
← Back to the team"I completed my training for the past 10 years to become a Doctor of Psychology - a psychologist. I have throughout this time been working with a range of different presenting issues in both out-patient NHS services, secure in-patient units as well as in private practice. I have an interest in the human condition and have been researching different approaches to working with psychological disorders including the incorporation of eastern philosophies, giving me a unique view, and understanding of different cultures, human personality and psychology. I have worked in many different settings giving me a diverse knowledge base allowing me to draw upon multiple perspectives to tailor approaches to each specific client's needs."
Experienced with CBT techniques, Catherine helps to identify negative thought patterns and helps clients to find a new way of viewing situations. Existential therapeutic techniques are also used to help her clients explore thoughts on their current and future life stages and goals. Catherine also uses theories of transactional analysis to offer clients a different perspective on relationships, as well as working psycho-dynamically to find links between clients' childhood experiences and current behavioural patterns.
She is also a member of the BPS and conducted doctoral research into the treatment of depression. She continues to apply research and evidence-based techniques with short- and long-term therapies within both inpatient and outpatient NHS services as well as in private practice.
While therapy can be a place to talk about difficult things, Catherine believes in the importance of the therapeutic relationship as well as positive psychology. Catherine helps clients achieve goals by focusing on individual strengths and realising their true potential by discovering their hidden resources. Catherine's aim in therapy is to support clients in every way through their journey in life. Growing up internationally with diverse heritage, Catherine brings a unique perspective to her work as a therapist; she holds a BSc (Hons) and MSc in clinical psychology from Kingston University London. She has worked with clients presenting with difficulties including anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. She focuses on short term therapies as well as long term exploratory approaches for the treatment of both adults and children. Further gaining a PGDip in psychology and psychotherapy and researching philosophers such as Sartre, Heidegger and Nietzsche, Catherine has a unique therapeutic approach combining divergent approaches to treatment, uniquely targeting treatments to the individual client's needs.
Catherine offers a range of session times to fit your schedule. Sessions are 50 minutes. In the beginning, the first sessions are used to explore what the issue is for you and your experience of it, while also developing the therapeutic relationship and making sure you feel comfortable. Catherine believes in working together and is transparent with her clients, discussing every step with you. The way the work progresses will also depend on whether you have had any sort of therapy before, and whether you found that approach helpful. Your plan depends on how the issue presents itself, when it started and many other factors, which can be worked through together.
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