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Kathryn (Kate) Bishop, BACP

Kathryn (Kate) Bishop is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience.

About Kathryn

Kathryn (Kate) Bishop is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and a wide range of life challenges. Kate aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion as they take steps toward change.

Kate shapes sessions around each person's needs rather than a single method. Conversations are adapted to what feels most useful, with an emphasis on listening and practical next steps.

Background and approach

People come away with clearer options and manageable actions to try between sessions. Her background includes supporting clients through relationship and family difficulties, issues of identity and sexuality, and problems linked to work or caregiving roles. She also helps with sleep, eating concerns, addiction-related struggles and recovery from distressing events.

Kate pays attention to patterns such as attachment, abandonment and dissociation that can affect relationships and daily life. She works with people experiencing chronic health problems, neurodiversity such as autism, and the emotional strain that comes with caregiving and ageing. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.

Kate uses a client-centred approach and encourages people to set realistic goals. She supports clients to build skills and find ways to cope that fit their life circumstances.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	395308	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 Kathryn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Kathryn names

Client-Centred Therapy

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Client-centred care and flexible online therapy

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps people make choices that feel right for them. This approach is useful for issues such as anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties and reactions to trauma because it centres the client's perspective.

Kate also adapts conversations to tackle practical problems like sleep, eating concerns, addiction-related issues or workplace stress. That means sessions can include problem-solving, planning small experiments and building coping skills alongside emotional support. Deciding which mix works best is collaborative - the therapist and client try things and adjust over time to find the best fit.

Online work is offered by video call, phone session, live chat or text messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distance. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and fit therapy into a busy life.

Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Kate work with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and self-esteem issues, among many other concerns listed in her specialty areas.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She practises a client-centred approach that focuses on listening and adjusting sessions to each person's needs. The work tends to be practical and paced to what the client prefers.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural difficulties.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and are international clients taken?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered online?

Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Kate?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.