About Kathryn
Kathryn (Kate) Bishop is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation and brings six years of professional experience to her work. Kate focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, grief and trauma in straightforward, practical conversations.
She aims to treat every person with respect, sensitivity and compassion. Sessions are shaped around what an individual needs, with dialogue and plans adjusted as therapy progresses. Kate emphasises support and empowerment rather than quick fixes.
Background and approach
Her caseload includes a wide range of concerns such as depression, relationship and family difficulties, eating or sleeping problems, addiction and compassion fatigue. She also works with people facing neurodiversity, chronic illness, attachment or abandonment issues, and life transitions like ageing or career change. Kate uses client-centred therapy, which places the person’s own experience at the heart of sessions.
That approach helps people feel heard and encourages self-directed change. It is practical and conversational rather than highly technical. People who prefer calm, respectful conversations and a steady focus on their goals tend to fit well with her style.
She will work collaboratively to set priorities and to find manageable steps forward. Reaching out is presented as a first step, and Kate offers guided support along the way.
Client-centred support delivered online
Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what they hear, and helps clients find their own solutions. This approach can help with anxiety, grief, relationship tension and feelings of low mood by encouraging clearer self-understanding and practical next steps.Kate’s practice focuses on conversational, person-led work. She will explore what matters to each client and agree together which ways of working suit best. Deciding on an approach is collaborative - she helps clients test different ideas and chooses methods that match their goals and preferences.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, which gives flexibility for different situations. Video calls are useful for face-to-face interaction and fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a screen-free option is preferred. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions or people who find writing helps them express themselves. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep continuity between appointments.
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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
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- 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
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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