About Kate
Kate Hough introduces herself as a counsellor who aims to make beginning therapy less daunting. She writes simply and directly, offering a calm space where people can talk about whatever is on their mind. Kate says she listens without judgement and helps people find practical ways forward that suit their life.
She set up Dot's Counselling & Wellbeing to offer one-to-one support that is tailored to each person. Sessions are offered by phone or video call.
How Kate works
Kate emphasises steady, supportive contact and aims to help people feel clearer and more in control as they work towards change. Kate trained to degree level in Counselling and Psychotherapy and holds the NCPS credential. She is also a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and works within their ethical framework.
Kate keeps her skills up to date through ongoing professional development. In therapy she helps people talk through relationship worries, career questions, stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, ADHD-related concerns and difficulties with self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with sleep or eating problems, chronic illness or caregiving strain, and intimacy questions.
Her way of working combines client-centred listening with practical strategies from cognitive and dialectical approaches, plus emotionally focused and existential perspectives. Kate tailors each session to the person's needs and goals, aiming for clear steps and steady progress.
Kate lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Kate works with
The areas below are the ones Kate selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approach and convenience of online therapy
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening closely and helping people lead the conversation. It aims to build trust and help someone feel understood, which can be useful for anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship worries.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers practical steps to change them. It can help with anxiety, depression, stress and sleep or eating problems. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance, which can be useful when strong feelings or repeated crises are an issue.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try different ways of working until a good fit emerges. This is a collaborative process that adapts over time to what helps most.
Online therapy with Kate uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can suit brief check-ins, written reflection or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel, and to keep contact consistent when life is busy.
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