About Kathleen
Kathleen Forrester is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has four years of practice helping people name worries and work out next steps. Kathleen aims to create a calm space where clients feel heard and treated with respect.
Her sessions blend listening with practical planning. Some meetings focus on talking through past experiences and current struggles. Others take a goal-focused route to tackle negative beliefs and day-to-day challenges.
How Kathleen works
Kathleen works with a broad range of concerns such as low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, grief, stress and life changes. She also supports people with ADHD, compassion fatigue, sleeping problems, career questions, relationship issues and LGBT-related concerns. She draws on several approaches to match each person’s needs.
These include client-centred work that follows the client’s pace, cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and change thinking patterns, mindfulness to build present-moment skills and EMDR for trauma-related memories. Kathleen has additional experience with attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic pain and long-term health conditions, family of origin matters and young adult issues.
She works in English and practises in the United Kingdom. Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits the client’s needs.
Kathleen lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Kathleen works with
The areas below are the ones Kathleen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- 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
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centred therapy places the person at the heart of each session. The therapist listens closely and follows the client’s pace to help them feel understood and to uncover what matters most. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood.Kathleen will work collaboratively to find the best approach. She discusses different ways of working and adapts the plan to the client’s goals, needs and preferences. Deciding what fits best is part of the early work together and may change over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for a fuller conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support or when someone needs to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to make regular therapy more accessible and to match the way the client wants to connect.
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