Catherine Norris

Catherine Norris is a counsellor with 16 years' experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and anger. She offers a calm, steady presence for those feeling overwhelmed. Her approach is practical and simple: talk, notice what matters, and take small steps towards change.

She trained and works as an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has worked in the NHS, for two national charities and in private practice in Berkshire, UK. This range of settings informs how she supports people with different life situations.

Catherine uses a pluralistic style and draws on several therapies to suit each person. That can include practical techniques to manage distress, exploring personal values to guide choices, and looking at past relationships that still affect daily life. Sessions focus on clarity, coping skills and what helps the client move forward.

She pays attention to attachment and how early patterns shape current responses. That perspective is often useful for people dealing with relationship or parenting concerns, codependency, commitment worries and communication problems. She also works with issues linked to chronic illness, caregiving and cancer.

Catherine aims to help people reconnect with who they want to be, not just reduce symptoms. She encourages honest conversation and steady progress. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How Catherine’s approaches translate to online work

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. It is useful for anxiety, depression and stress because it teaches ways to test thoughts and try new responses. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps in that direction while learning to sit with difficult feelings. It often helps with grief, chronic pain and major life shifts.

Finding the right way of working is part of the therapy itself. Catherine will discuss the options and decide together which approach, or mix of approaches, feels most useful for the person's goals and preferences. That collaborative planning continues as needs change over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let some people take part without needing to be on camera or to travel to a clinic. Registered or accredited professionals often use online work to maintain continuity of care and to offer flexible scheduling.