Katherine Whitfield, BACP
8 years in practice
Katherine Whitfield is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loss, or relationship strain.
License and registration
- BACP
- 395121 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Katherine
Katherine Whitfield is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loss, or relationship strain. She works in a straightforward way that helps people talk through what matters to them. Katherine aims to make sessions calm and respectful so clients can take small steps forward.
Katherine brings eight years of practical experience to her work in the United Kingdom. She uses approaches that let people explore meaning, personal choices, and past patterns that still affect them.
Background and approach
Conversations are shaped by what each person needs rather than a fixed formula. Her background includes the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, which is listed among her credentials. Katherine adapts her style to suit different concerns, from grief and depression to trauma and relationship difficulties.
She explains options clearly and checks in about what feels useful. Sessions are conversational and focus on the client’s priorities. Katherine helps people notice recurring themes, understand emotional responses, and try practical ways to manage stress or improve communication.
She aims for steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes. People who value thoughtful reflection and compassionate listening often find her approach helpful. Katherine treats each person as an individual and works at a pace that suits them.
She sees therapy as a partnership to explore choices and find ways forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Katherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Katherine names
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Online support
How Katherine’s approaches translate to online therapy
Existential Therapy looks at life’s big questions and personal choices. It helps people struggling with meaning, loss, or change to name what matters and decide how they want to live. Client-Centred Therapy centres on warm, non-judgemental listening and supports people to find their own solutions through a caring relationship.Katherine will work with each person to decide which approach, or mix of approaches, feels most helpful. She discusses goals and preferences openly and adjusts the focus as therapy progresses. Finding the right fit is presented as a shared process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual contact matters, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer written reflection or want to fit a session around work or caring responsibilities. These options make it easier to keep momentum and engage in therapy from different places and routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does she help with?
Her main focus includes stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She also works with many related concerns such as attachment issues, body image, chronic illness, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends client-centred listening with existential and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns and personal meaning. Sessions aim to be conversational and tailored to each person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
Katherine has eight years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and relational issues. That background shapes her practical approach to therapy.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is associated with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
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