- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- LGBT issues
About Catherine
Catherine Pinder is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, grief, depression and ADHD. Catherine describes a humanistic and integrative style and draws on her background supporting people through loss, trauma and identity concerns.
She uses listening and practical conversation to help people make sense of what they are feeling. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, developing coping skills and building clearer ways to manage difficult emotions. Catherine aims to be straightforward and attentive in sessions so people can talk through immediate problems and next steps.
Catherine’s wider career includes mentoring, youth engagement work and investigative roles that involved safeguarding and supporting people affected by exploitation. Those roles widened her experience of trauma, crisis response and working with people under pressure. She also holds a Level 3 Youth Work Award and a Youth Mental Health First Aid qualification, which inform her approach to young adult concerns.
Her practice addresses attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care matters, neurodiversity including autism, body image, chronic illness and disability, caregiving stress, communication problems and control struggles. She also works with people facing bereavement, life-limiting illness and the ripple effects of disaster.
Catherine offers a trauma-informed, person-centred way of working that blends practical skills with reflective discussion. She welcomes people who are facing transitions such as leaving home, starting study or early career pressures and struggling with identity, comparison or feeling behind.
Approaches used and what online sessions can offer
Humanistic counselling focuses on listening and helping people find their own answers. It involves reflective conversation, noticing feelings and choosing practical steps to reduce stress or manage mood. This approach can help with identity questions, low mood and relational struggles.Integrative methods combine different evidence-based techniques to suit the person in front of the counsellor. That might mean learning emotion regulation skills, structured ways to manage anxious thinking, or practical strategies for coping with grief. These approaches are useful when clients want both emotional understanding and tools they can use between sessions.
Finding the right method is part of the work. Catherine will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and test approaches together to see what helps. The process is collaborative and reviewed as you go.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because formats are not stated in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around study, work and travel, reduce time spent commuting and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Confirm the exact session options and scheduling details when you book to make sure they fit into your daily life.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
Catherine works with stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, grief, depression and ADHD, plus related concerns such as attachment, adoption and caregiving stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practises a humanistic and integrative counselling approach, using listening, reflection and practical coping strategies to address day-to-day struggles.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working as a BACP counsellor alongside a career in mentoring, youth work and safeguarding roles.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients, and she conducts therapy in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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