About Kathryn
Kathryn Maddy-Powell is a counsellor with seven years of practice in both paid and voluntary roles. She supports people facing loss, trauma and big life changes. Her manner is calm and non-judgemental, which helps people feel heard and steady in sessions.
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. She also supports people dealing with addiction, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting strains, and ADHD-related struggles.
Background and approach
Phobias are among the issues she lists as an area of focus. Her approach is integrative. She draws on Client-Centred Therapy, Psychodynamic ideas and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among other methods.
Sessions are shaped to the person in front of her rather than to a fixed routine. Kathryn has experience supporting people after bereavement by suicide and dementia, and she has worked with those affected by permanent child removal. She pays attention to both what is spoken and what is not, helping people make sense of painful feelings and patterns.
People can expect practical conversation alongside reflection about patterns and meaning. Kathryn offers a steady, attentive presence while helping clients set small, achievable steps. Work in sessions can include talking things through, trying different coping ideas, and planning changes that fit everyday life.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Kathryn combines Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that suit each person. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on providing a warm, accepting space where the client leads the pace and topics, which can help with processing grief, shame or low self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood and change unhelpful habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathryn will talk with the client about goals, preferences and how they react to different ways of working, and then agree a path together. That collaborative planning means methods can be adjusted as progress is made or as priorities change.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversations when visual contact helps, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between conversations. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when travel or time constraints arise.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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