Cathy Hadley, BACP
11 years in practice
Cathy Hadley is a UK-based counsellor with 11 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 374685 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
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About Cathy
Cathy Hadley is a UK-based counsellor with 11 years of clinical experience. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings a steady, practical approach to everyday problems. Cathy speaks English and works with people facing stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship strain and the effects of past trauma.
She helps people talk through self-esteem struggles, grief, parenting pressures and challenges like eating or sleeping problems.
Background and approach
Cathy also supports those navigating career changes, anger, and the stress that comes with long-term illness or caring responsibilities. Her practice includes work on ADHD, attachment concerns and issues arising from adoption and foster care. Cathy combines several practical approaches in sessions.
She uses client-centred work to follow each person's pace and priorities. She draws on existential ideas to help people think about meaning and difficult life choices, and she also uses cognitive behavioural techniques and skills from dialectical behaviour therapy when helpful. Her style is respectful and non-judgemental.
Cathy aims to create a calm space where people can speak openly and try new ways of coping. She tailors each plan to the person's needs and works collaboratively on realistic steps to feel better. Sessions are offered online in a variety of formats to fit different schedules and lifestyles.
Cathy accepts international clients and will work with you to find session times that suit your routine. Taking the first step can be hard and she aims to make the process straightforward and approachable.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cathy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cathy names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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 for online support
Client-centred therapy puts the person at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens closely, follows your priorities and helps you make sense of feelings at your own pace. This approach suits people who want a supportive space to talk and decide steps forward.Existential therapy encourages looking at life choices, values and meaning. It helps when people feel stuck, empty or unsure about next steps, and it can be useful for coping with big life changes or grief.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cathy will discuss different options and decide with you which methods fit your goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative process means the plan can change as you progress.
Online sessions come in several formats: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions for a simpler audio check-in, live chat for shorter exchanges, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or mobility limits, and they give flexibility when travel or time are barriers. Registered and accredited professionals can use these formats to offer consistent, paced therapeutic work adapted to everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Cathy supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem, as well as relationship strain, grief and the after-effects of trauma or abuse.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is calm and non-judgemental, focusing on listening and working at your pace while offering practical tools to cope day to day.
How long has she been practising?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and life changes.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Cathy also accepts international clients.
What formats do sessions come in?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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