About Catherine
Catherine Johnston offers a warm, person-centred way of working that focuses on the individual’s experience. She uses approaches that aim to help people feel heard and understood, and to build practical steps toward change. Catherine writes in plain, encouraging language and keeps sessions focused on real-life concerns.
She has five years of professional experience and holds BACP registration. Catherine commonly supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and challenges with self-esteem.
How Catherine works
She also works with those affected by trauma and abuse, and with people struggling with addictions or anger. Her practice covers a wide range of life issues, including relationship and family problems, grief, eating concerns, career worries and coping with major life changes. Catherine also has experience with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism and Asperger syndrome related concerns.
She addresses social anxiety, isolation and problems linked to pregnancy and childbirth. Sessions combine listening with clear, practical ideas. Catherine uses client-centred conversations to follow what matters to the person in front of her.
She brings in techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy when people want tools to manage thoughts and feelings. Existential approaches help people reflect on values and find meaning during difficult transitions. Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process.
Catherine invites people to take things at their own pace, build on their strengths and set goals they can measure. Her style is straightforward and supportive, focused on helping people make sustainable changes.
Catherine lists 3 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.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Catherine’s approaches translate to online therapy
Catherine uses client-centred work to follow what matters to the person. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people find their own solutions. It suits people who want to be heard and to build confidence in their own choices.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which offers practical strategies for managing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, stress and problems like social phobia by teaching skills to change thinking patterns and reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will discuss goals and preferences and together they will choose methods that fit the person’s needs. The process is collaborative, with regular checks on what is and isn’t helpful so plans can be adjusted.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for a fuller conversation, phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, while messaging supports shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options help people access consistent support around work, family and day-to-day life without travel.
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