About Catherine
Catherine Fear uses a client-centred approach to help people feel heard and understood. She offers calm, straightforward support for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. Her style is warm and non-judgemental and she aims to make starting therapy feel manageable.
Catherine has four years of practice and focuses on practical steps people can take to cope with life changes. She helps those facing long-term health challenges by talking through the day-to-day impact of chronic pain and illness.
How Catherine works
She also supports people dealing with relationship concerns, grief and difficulties with intimacy. Sessions are aimed at helping clients spot patterns that get in the way and try small, realistic changes. Conversations are guided by what each person needs and paced to match their situation.
Catherine listens first and then works with clients to set clear, achievable goals. She works with people facing addictions, issues around body image, and challenges linked to parenting or caregiving stress. Work can also cover career concerns, anger management and questions about life purpose.
Catherine uses straightforward language and practical ideas rather than jargon. Therapy is offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit their availability.
Catherine describes the first step of asking for help as an important achievement.
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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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace 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
Client-centred support delivered online
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps the person explore their feelings at their own pace. This approach suits people who want a supportive space to talk about stress, anxiety, relationship concerns and the emotional impact of chronic illness.Catherine focuses on gentle listening and practical steps after understanding what matters most to the client. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process and she will discuss options based on each person's needs, goals and preferences. Together they decide what feels most helpful and adapt as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for richer face-to-face conversation, phone works well if bandwidth is limited, live chat and text let people check in between sessions or fit a shorter slot into a busy day. These formats make it easier to attend sessions from different locations and around everyday commitments.
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