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Catherine Cross, BACP

Catherine Cross is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or big life changes.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
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About Catherine

Catherine Cross is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or big life changes. She meets adults who need someone to talk things through about relationships, parenting, loss or struggles with mood. Catherine presents a warm, down-to-earth manner and focuses on what each person needs in the moment.

She trained to work in a range of settings including the NHS, a local children’s centre and a independent practice.

Background and approach

She also supports construction industry workers through a charity and has experience with parents of children who have special educational needs. Her background means she is used to short and longer term work, and to practical life pressures that affect mental health. Catherine takes an integrative approach that draws on different ways of working.

She often uses client-centred listening to help people feel heard, and cognitive behavioural ideas to tackle worry and unhelpful thinking. She is also informed by psychodynamic and existential perspectives when exploring patterns and meaning in someone’s life. She has a particular interest in neurodiversity and how it interacts with mental health.

Areas she commonly supports include trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and family difficulties, and challenges around self-esteem, sleep and eating. She also works with concerns such as ADHD, bipolar, and compassion fatigue. Catherine is an Accredited member of the BACP - the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

She runs sessions in English for people based in the United Kingdom and offers a variety of online formats to suit different lifestyles.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	382388	March 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

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Ways of working Catherine names

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How Catherine’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist offers acceptance and empathy to help people talk through how they feel and make sense of their situation. This approach is useful for building trust and exploring emotions around relationship, grief or family concerns.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses straightforward strategies to test unhelpful thoughts and develop new ways of coping with anxiety, sleep problems, low mood or addictive behaviours.

Finding the right method is part of the work together. Catherine will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and agree a plan that may combine approaches. That collaborative choice helps match techniques to the problem and the person rather than imposing a single method.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction without travel. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a lunch break or tight schedule. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, journalling between sessions or anyone who prefers writing. Together these options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and daily life.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does Catherine help with?

She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, parenting challenges, bipolar and related concerns.

How would she work with me in sessions?

Her style is integrative and practical. She listens in a client-centred way, uses cognitive behavioural techniques for worrying thoughts, and brings in psychodynamic or existential ideas where helpful.

What experience does she have?

She has four years' experience working across the NHS, a children’s centre, a independent practice and a charity supporting construction industry workers.

What qualifications and location are relevant?

She is an Accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I see her if I live outside the UK or need another language?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How are fees and payments handled?

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

What are the steps to begin therapy?

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