About Catherine
Catherine Dicken welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She helps individuals facing grief, low self-esteem, relationship strain, addictions and mood difficulties to find clearer ways forward. Her approach is straightforward and calm, aimed at helping someone feel heard and able to try small, practical steps.
Catherine uses a mix of talking and reflective work to uncover patterns that keep problems repeating. She listens without judgement and encourages clients to notice what matters to them.
How Catherine works
Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and on building skills that fit everyday life. Her training is recorded with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She brings four years of professional counselling experience to the work and draws on methods that suit each person.
That experience includes supporting people through bereavement, addiction-related concerns, parenting stress and workplace pressure. Catherine often uses techniques from acceptance and commitment approaches alongside attachment-informed thinking. She also draws on client-centred and mindfulness ideas to help people reconnect with their values and calm their thoughts.
Narrative techniques can be used to reframe difficult stories and reduce their hold. Many sessions look like a steady conversation with gentle reflection and practical tasks to try between meetings. Catherine aims to make the process manageable and relevant to everyday demands.
She works with people in English and is available to clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Catherine lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Catherine works with
The areas below are the ones Catherine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approach-led online counselling that fits your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck and identify values that guide small, useful changes. It is often used for anxiety, stress and difficulty moving through life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses; it can help with intimacy-related issues, abandonment worries and family communication problems. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a warm, non-judgemental conversation where the person leads the pace and topic; this approach supports self-esteem, grief work and rebuilding confidence.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will listen to what matters to you and try methods that match your goals and preferences. The process is collaborative - she adapts her choice of techniques based on how you respond and what feels helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for longer conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging suit brief updates, emotional processing between sessions or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to fit counselling around family, work and travel commitments.
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