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Katherine Whitfield, BACP

Katherine Whitfield is a counsellor who focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression.

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About Katherine

Katherine Whitfield is a counsellor who focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She uses a calm, respectful manner to help someone talk through hard moments and find manageable ways forward. Katherine works in the United Kingdom and brings eight years of professional experience to her practice.

Her sessions aim to be practical and rooted in the person in front of her.

Background and approach

She takes time to listen, reflect, and help people make sense of patterns that keep causing pain. Conversations cover immediate coping skills and longer-term ways to understand emotional reactions. Katherine draws on several therapeutic approaches and adapts them to each person’s situation.

She uses client-centred methods to keep the person’s needs central, psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns, and trauma-focused approaches when past hurt is central to current problems. These methods help with emotional reactions, relationships, and navigating loss. People may bring a mix of concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, autism-related concerns, or communication problems.

Katherine aims to make a clear plan together, so sessions feel purposeful and grounded in daily life. Her BACP credential indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Katherine supports people in English and offers a range of online session formats to suit different needs.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	395121	January 2027

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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

Everything Katherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Katherine names

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How Katherine’s approaches translate to online therapy

Katherine commonly uses trauma-focused therapy, client-centred therapy, and psychodynamic ideas. Trauma-focused work concentrates on the impact of past hurt and on building coping skills to manage strong reactions and flashbacks. Client-centred therapy keeps the person’s own experience at the heart of sessions, helping someone feel heard and steering the pace and content according to their needs. Psychodynamic work looks at repeated patterns in relationships and emotions to help people understand why they react the way they do.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Katherine collaborates with each person to decide what feels most helpful. Together they set goals, try different ways of working, and adjust the plan based on what feels effective and manageable.

Online sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter updates, writing out thoughts, or fitting a conversation around a busy day. These options offer flexibility so people can fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other commitments.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Katherine commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Additional areas include attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and person-centred, with time taken to listen and reflect. She combines short-term practical coping with exploration of deeper patterns when helpful.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Katherine has eight years of professional experience supporting people with a range of emotional and relationship difficulties. That experience informs both practical coping and longer-term work.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She holds BACP, which reflects registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered online?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different preferences and schedules.

How do fees and getting started work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is charged via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.