Catherine Pinder, BACP

Catherine Pinder is a BACP counsellor who aims to help people feel heard and supported. She focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that affect how people cope. Catherine works with issues such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD and LGBT concerns, and she offers a clear, steady presence during difficult moments.

Her background includes a mix of frontline roles and mentoring work. She spent many years mentoring and teaching adults and children, helping people build confidence and emotional strength. She also worked as a senior investigator supporting victims of exploitation and trauma, which gave her practical insight into the effects of traumatic experiences.

Catherine has completed specialist training in grief, trauma, suicidality, LGBTQ+ matters, counselling children and young people, working therapeutically with autistic clients, and life-limiting illnesses. She is BACP registered, which means she meets the professional standards set by that body.

In session she aims to create a non-judgemental space where clients can talk through what matters most to them. Her style draws on humanistic and integrative counselling, combining different approaches to suit each person’s needs and goals.

People who come to her often want practical ways to change unhelpful habits of thinking, manage strong emotions, or work through loss and identity questions. If someone wants to begin, they can use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to arrange sessions.

Approaches that help with everyday thinking and coping

Catherine draws on humanistic and integrative counselling methods to focus on thoughts and everyday habits that affect wellbeing. Humanistic counselling emphasises being listened to and understood, helping people reconnect with their values and sense of self when life feels overwhelming. Integrative counselling blends techniques from different approaches so sessions can be tailored to what helps most, whether that is practical coping steps or exploring emotional patterns.

She has also worked directly with grief, trauma and LGBT matters, so sessions can include straightforward ways to manage loss, anxiety or identity-related stress. Finding the right approach is part of the work together - the therapist and client decide on methods based on needs, goals and what feels comfortable. This collaborative process may shift as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing sessions during a work break. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when that better suits someone’s schedule, or for sessions that do not require being on camera if that helps. Confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as options are not specified here.