About Kathleen
Kathleen Rao is a counsellor who uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anxiety, stress and mood difficulties. She draws on an integrative model and focuses on building a trusting relationship so people feel understood and heard. Kathleen aims to make therapy approachable and practical for worried parents and adults facing major life changes.
She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and that therapy works best when it helps them feel confident in their knowledge.
Background and approach
In sessions she listens for patterns, responses to stress, and areas where small changes can ease daily life. That approach guides work on worries such as panic, phobias, and low mood. Her background includes long experience in mental health settings.
Kathleen has three years practising as a therapist and is an insured member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Earlier roles were in broader mental health work, including ten years of NHS experience during the Covid-19 pandemic. She often supports people dealing with grief, perinatal and postnatal concerns, long-term health conditions and burnout.
Sessions can cover parenting stresses, family problems, and caregiver strain while keeping practical steps in focus. Kathleen adapts her methods to what each person brings to the room. Therapy sessions use spoken conversation and written check-ins as preferred.
The aim is steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes. People who want to start complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit their needs.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Kathleen works from an integrative stance and draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to suit each person's needs. One common approach she uses focuses on practical coping strategies for anxiety and panic, teaching steps to reduce immediate physical symptoms and to practise calmer responses. Another approach emphasises exploring grief and loss in manageable stages, helping people to name what they are feeling and to pace the work so it does not become overwhelming.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kathleen will listen to your goals and try different methods to see what fits best. She adapts techniques as you go and discusses progress so you and the therapist decide together on next steps.
Online therapy makes these methods accessible in several ways. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues that help with emotional work. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing between sessions or want a flexible way to keep in touch. These formats support ongoing work while fitting around family life, work and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Depression
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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