- Thoughts and habits
- Stress and anxiety
- Practical coping
About Kathryn
Kathryn (Kate) Bishop is a BACP-registered counsellor with six years of professional experience in the UK. She focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that shape how people cope with stress, anxiety and major life changes. Kate aims to offer a respectful, sensitive space where people can begin to make small, practical shifts.
Her style is warm and collaborative. She tailors conversations and any agreed plan to each person's needs. Sessions tend to centre on what is happening day to day and on building ways to manage symptoms like low mood, sleep disruption or overwhelming worry.
Kate has worked with issues including trauma and abuse, grief and loss, addictions and relationship difficulties. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, work-related stress, compassion fatigue and neurodivergent-related concerns such as autism and ADHD. Her practice includes attention to body image, dissociation and long-term health challenges.
Client-Centred Therapy underpins her approach. That means the person setting the pace, while the counsellor listens, reflects and helps people make sense of their experience. Conversations focus on practical steps and on noticing everyday habits that can be changed to improve coping.
People who choose Kate often want a down-to-earth counsellor who listens without judgement and helps them build manageable routines. She emphasises small, achievable changes rather than overnight solutions.
Her style is warm and collaborative. She tailors conversations and any agreed plan to each person's needs. Sessions tend to centre on what is happening day to day and on building ways to manage symptoms like low mood, sleep disruption or overwhelming worry.
Kate has worked with issues including trauma and abuse, grief and loss, addictions and relationship difficulties. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, work-related stress, compassion fatigue and neurodivergent-related concerns such as autism and ADHD. Her practice includes attention to body image, dissociation and long-term health challenges.
Client-Centred Therapy underpins her approach. That means the person setting the pace, while the counsellor listens, reflects and helps people make sense of their experience. Conversations focus on practical steps and on noticing everyday habits that can be changed to improve coping.
People who choose Kate often want a down-to-earth counsellor who listens without judgement and helps them build manageable routines. She emphasises small, achievable changes rather than overnight solutions.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered Therapy
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English
How client-centred work translates to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the process, with the counsellor following your lead and reflecting what you bring. This approach helps when someone is dealing with stress, anxiety, grief or relationship and family concerns because it values each person's experience and timing.In practice Kate uses careful listening and open questions to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and everyday habits. Conversations often focus on small, practical changes to routines, sleep and coping strategies rather than quick fixes. That focus can support people managing low mood, anxiety, or long-term health and caregiving challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs with each person and together decide what feels best. This collaborative planning helps shape how sessions proceed and what everyday steps to try between meetings.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling around work, family life and commuting, and it can reduce travel time. Some people prefer shorter check-ins by phone when bandwidth is limited, while others find video helpful for face-to-face conversation; the therapist will help consider what suits your routine and needs.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Kate support?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and relationship and family issues, among other concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred and collaborative, focusing on listening, reflection and helping people notice and change everyday habits.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life challenges in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.