About Kat
Kat Hurst welcomes people seeking support for anxiety, trauma and related concerns. She works from a gendered perspective with women and girls and people who identify as female aged 14 and above. Her approach aims to make difficult conversations easier and to help clients move towards change at a pace they can manage.
Kat uses an integrative, phased method to recovery. That means sessions are shaped around what someone needs right now - stabilisation, making sense of what happened, or working on change and growth.
How Kat works
She offers space to talk and be heard about painful experiences and the feelings they leave behind. Her work often focuses on anxiety, panic, post-traumatic stress, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties. She also supports people dealing with disordered eating and body image concerns, while noting that medical oversight from a GP or other health professional is important alongside therapy for eating disorders.
Before becoming a counsellor Kat worked in mental health hospitals and gained hands-on experience with adolescents and adults affected by eating disorders. That background shapes a practical attention to safety and to the medical aspects of recovery when needed. Sessions are collaborative and non-judgemental.
Kat tends to draw on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and humanistic ideas to suit each person. She encourages small, achievable steps towards greater self-awareness, self-love and empowerment. People who want to begin can expect straightforward conversations about goals and a plan to match their needs.
Kat aims to support clients to feel more able to manage anxiety, heal from trauma and build healthier relationships with themselves and others.
What Kat works with
The areas below are the ones Kat selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
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
How therapeutic approaches work online
Kat uses evidence-based approaches in a flexible way. Cognitive techniques focus on recognising unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of responding, which helps with panic, social anxiety and low mood. Trauma-informed, phased work prioritises stabilisation first, then making sense of memories and finally building new coping skills for everyday life.Deciding which methods to use is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then agree a plan that can change as progress is made. This shared decision-making helps people feel involved and in control of their therapy journey.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people work face to face from wherever they are, phone calls need less bandwidth and can be easier on busy days, live chat suits short check-ins and text messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for work, study and family life while keeping the focus on practical support and steady progress.
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