Catherine Cassells, BACP
Narrative-informed counsellor for life changes
Details
| Name | Catherine Cassells |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 3 |
About Catherine
Catherine Cassells is a counsellor who works from a Narrative-informed perspective. She uses conversations about life stories to help people make sense of painful patterns and find different ways forward. Catherine aims to offer down-to-earth support that focuses on practical change as well as personal meaning.
Catherine draws on a mix of approaches to suit each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centred listening.
Background and approach
This means sessions can include reflective talking, values-focused work, and practical steps to manage difficult thoughts and feelings. Common concerns she helps with include stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressures and coping with life changes. Additional areas she supports are attachment and abandonment worries, blended family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and problems with money or life purpose.
Catherine also works with people facing guilt, shame, isolation or midlife challenges. She holds BACP accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Catherine has three years of practice experience and offers sessions in English for people based in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Sessions are adapted to what each person needs. Conversations are practical and rooted in the client’s story. The focus is on finding small, realistic steps that fit into everyday life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Catherine works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Catherine among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Catherine directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Catherine directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT meet online
The counsellor combines Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people reframe their stories and live by clearer values. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships, opening space to rewrite unhelpful patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that reflect what matters most.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Catherine will work with each person to test what helps most, adapting methods and pacing to match needs and goals. Together they explore which techniques feel useful and make adjustments as work progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing written support. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments while keeping a steady therapeutic process.
Common questions about this listing
What issues does Catherine focus on?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressures and coping with life changes. She also addresses attachment, abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness and money worries.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Catherine uses a Narrative-informed approach combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centred listening. Sessions mix reflective conversation with practical steps tailored to the person.
What experience does she bring?
Catherine has three years of counselling experience working with a range of life and relationship concerns. She focuses on helping people translate insights into manageable changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English for people in the UK and internationally.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees structured?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Catherine?
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