Cathleen Brentnall, BACP
Cathleen Brentnall is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by relationship strain, trauma, anxiety or big life changes.
About Cathleen
Cathleen Brentnall is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by relationship strain, trauma, anxiety or big life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her approach is collaborative - she listens first, then helps clients decide what to try next.
Cathleen draws on ten years of clinical experience and holds BACP accreditation, working from the United Kingdom and offering sessions in English.
Background and approach
She helps people who struggle with grief, parenting pressures, self‑esteem, stress, sleep and eating concerns, and mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, ADHD and the fallout of abuse or abandonment. In sessions she mixes evidence-based methods to suit each person.
Expect straightforward techniques from cognitive behavioural work, mindfulness-based ideas, emotionally focused conversation and trauma-focused tools when appropriate. She aims to make therapy feel useful and relevant to daily life rather than overly technical. Cathleen is comfortable discussing spiritual or faith elements when clients want that included.
She explains options and works with each person to tailor sessions to how they learn and cope. This can include short practical exercises, talking through patterns, and setting manageable goals between meetings. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging.
International clients may be accommodated and the therapist will guide people through the subscription and scheduling steps to begin therapy.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 395572 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cathleen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Cathleen names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Cathleen uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. That often includes short exercises and practical homework to try between sessions, which suit video or messaging follow-up. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another strand she uses to clarify values and help people take small steps towards a meaningful life, especially when anxiety, depression or life changes feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options and help clients choose what feels most useful for their goals and learning style. This is a collaborative process and may change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to give flexible access to therapy. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises that need visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins, written reflection or people who prefer typing over speaking. These options make it easier to schedule regular sessions and to keep momentum between meetings.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Cathleen help with?
She helps people with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stresses, anxiety, depression, bipolar and related challenges such as sleep, eating and anger.
What is her style in therapy?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then uses a mix of talking, exercises and small experiments tailored to each person.
How much experience does she have?
Cathleen has ten years of clinical experience working with individuals on a range of emotional and life difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is BACP accredited and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.