About Kathy
Kathy Allatt draws on four years of practice to offer calm, down-to-earth counselling. She introduces herself with warmth and clear listening. Kathy wants people to know that reaching out is hard and that help can make a difference.
Kathy trained as a therapeutic counsellor and holds BACP accreditation. She uses a person-centred approach that focuses on the person's experience. Sessions aim to build trust, help people talk through painful feelings, and find realistic next steps.
How Kathy works
Her background includes significant clinical work as a neonatal intensive care nurse. That role involved supporting parents through bonding, difficult transitions home, and the loss of a baby. Those experiences shaped her understanding of grief, trauma and the emotional aftermath people can carry.
Kathy also has NHS clinical experience from the pandemic years. She is familiar with work-related pressure in healthcare settings and understands how physical illness and emotional strain often connect. This informs her approach when people bring stress or compassion fatigue to sessions.
In practice, Kathy combines person-focused listening with practical ways to move forward. She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and solution-focused work alongside her core person-centred stance. This mix is aimed at helping people manage anxiety, depression, relationship or parenting concerns, addiction issues and life transitions.
Kathy works with people in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients. Sessions are offered in English and can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Kathy lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Kathy works with
The areas below are the ones Kathy 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
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- 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
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on actions that matter to them. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work and relies on empathic listening to help people understand themselves and make choices. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on practical steps and small changes people can try now to reach their goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kathy will listen to your concerns, discuss these methods and help decide which mix fits your needs and preferences. The choices are collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility that many people need. Video calls allow face-to-face connection when that matters, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or you need a shorter check-in, and live chat or text messaging suits those who prefer writing or need brief, ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments, while still concentrating on practical tools and emotional support.
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