Cathleen Brentnall, BACP

Cathleen Brentnall is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has around 10 years' experience working with people in the United Kingdom. She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, mood difficulties including depression and bipolar, anxiety and stress, and practical life changes. She also addresses self-esteem, career questions, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Cathleen uses a mix of practical talking therapies in sessions. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and EMDR when appropriate. Sessions aim to look at what matters to the client and to try small, manageable changes that fit day-to-day life.

She can incorporate faith and prayer into work if a client wishes, and she describes working respectfully and sensitively with people from different backgrounds. Her style focuses on clear discussion of values and goals, and on noticing the ways someone learns, makes decisions and organises their life.

Cathleen has worked across issues such as abandonment, body image and caregiving stress, and with people coping with chronic illness or bereavement. She also supports clients dealing with communication and commitment problems, codependency and separation.

People often come to her for help sorting through practical steps after a difficult period, for relationship repair, or for managing anxiety and mood shifts. She asks clients to identify goals and to test small changes between sessions, reporting back so the approach evolves with the person.

How Cathleen uses therapy approaches online