Catherine Norris, BACP
16 years in practice
Catherine Norris is a counsellor with 16 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship strain.
License and registration
- BACP
- 93129 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
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About Catherine
Catherine Norris is a counsellor with 16 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship strain. She works with practical problems like parenting pressures, addiction, career decisions and coping with major life changes. Sessions aim to be calm and straightforward so someone feeling overwhelmed can talk things through and find clearer steps forward.
She practises from the United Kingdom and has experience in the NHS, two charity organisations and independent practice.
Background and approach
Catherine is a BACP member, which reflects her commitment to professional standards in counselling. She draws on a range of approaches rather than using one fixed method. In sessions she focuses on what matters to the person in front of her and on building a dependable working relationship.
That relationship is used to look at how past experiences shape current feelings, and to develop new ways of coping. Conversations are aimed at finding clarity, practical coping skills and small changes that add up over time. Catherine often incorporates Existential ideas about meaning and values alongside practical tools from cognitive behavioural work and acceptance-based methods.
She also pays attention to attachment patterns when relationships and family history are part of the issue. People can expect collaborative sessions where the counsellor adapts methods to fit each person’s needs. The emphasis is on honest discussion, steady progress and helping people reconnect with what is important to them.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Catherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Catherine names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Catherine commonly blends Existential Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy depending on what each person needs. Existential ideas help people talk about meaning, values and what matters to them when life feels confusing. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can be useful when family patterns or communication problems cause distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will talk with the person about their goals and preferences and then shape sessions around those needs. That means methods can change over time as new issues come up or progress is made, and decisions are made together rather than imposed.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, live chat offers a shorter real-time check-in and text-based messaging supports ongoing, written reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving or other commitments while keeping the therapeutic focus on progress and practical coping.
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Questions people ask
What types of problems does she help with?
Catherine supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship concerns, plus issues such as addiction, parenting challenges and coping with life changes.
What is her style of therapy?
Her style is collaborative and plainspoken, combining conversational exploration with practical tools to build coping skills and clarify values.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked in counselling for 16 years across the NHS, two charity organisations and independent practice in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are noted?
She is a BACP member and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, so people can choose the format that suits them.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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