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Catherine Kearns, BACP

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Catherine is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Catherine. View 38 reviews
Great news, Catherine is accepting new clients!
She is normally fully-booked.
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in United Kingdom

Recent reviews

Catherine has been great with me. Fantastic therapist who you can be open and honest with. Catherine is truthful to the situation and doesn’t just tell you what you want to hear. I’ve only had 3 sessions so far, but I can start to feel difference already. Would highly recommend Catherine.

Reviewed November 2024

To this day, Catherine remains genuine, caring, and supportive in every area I have struggled with. This includes assisting me with studying for my theory test by addressing my nerves and anxiety, as well as offering better explanations to questions I didn't fully understand. It has taken some time, but I am now beginning to notice changes in my daily life and I am looking forward to continuing my work with her to help me get to where I need to be!

Reviewed November 2024

More about Catherine

  • 5 years' experience
  • Female
  • BACP

Hello and welcome to my page. My name is Catherine and I am here to help and support you move forward if I can.

I am a level 7 multi heritage licensed therapist in the UK, with over 4 years of professional work experience, education, and training. I have experience in helping clients in many different areas including ADHD, GAD, loss and grief, Depression, Anxiety, Isolation, Relationships, and much more.

I am more than happy to work with any ethnic background or culture, because whilst counselling is primarily focused around the client, it is also good experience and beneficial for therapists to familiarise themselves with other’s racial ethnicities and cultural backgrounds, so we can appreciate and respect those differences.

Through continued personal and professional development I took the leap to open my own successful clinical practice so that I could help more clients. I take each of my clients on an individual basis and afford each of my clients the same level of commitment and respect they deserve.

If you do contact me and you do not get an immediate response, please bear in mind that I shall be in session with another client but I will always get back to you as soon as I become available.

I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment, and together we work to resolve issues.

I encourage my clients to book a live session with me so that we can familiarise ourselves with each other and I can obtain an understanding and clearer perspective of my clients issues. From that initial interaction I shall always get to work setting my clients obtainable goals, so they can challenge themselves. Or I may ask my clients to complete worksheets suitable to their issues, the aim being to raise more of an awareness to the presenting problem, then we can get to work solving the problem and bringing about positive change.

I appreciate counselling and therapy can be a worrying experience but “If you always do what you have always done, then you will always get what you have always got”.

Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Addictions Relationship issues Family conflicts Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes LGBT Trauma and abuse Intimacy-related issues Eating disorders Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coaching Compassion fatigue ADHD Abandonment Adoption and foster care Antisocial personality Attachment issues Avoidant personality Blended family issues Body image Cancer Caregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disability Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issues Dissociation Divorce and separation Domestic violence Drug and alcohol addiction Eating and food-related issues Emptiness Family of origin issues Family problems Fatherhood issues Fertility issues Forgiveness Guilt and shame Hospice and end-of-life counseling Immigration issues Impulsivity Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Money and financial issues Mood disorders Multicultural concerns Narcissism Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Personality disorders Phobias Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirth Prejudice and discrimination Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Self-harm Self-love Sex addiction Sexual assault and abuse Sexuality Smoking / vaping cessation Social anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Jungian Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

  • BACP · United Kingdom · 398484 · Expires January 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Catherine Kearns

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

38 reviews

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Clients mention: Recommend Great Support Supportive Helped Understand Amazing Caring Anxiety Fantastic

Catherine has been great with me. Fantastic therapist who you can be open and honest with. Catherine is truthful to the situation and doesn’t just tell you what you want to hear. I’ve only had 3 sessions so far, but I can start to feel difference already. Would highly recommend Catherine.

Reviewed November 2024

To this day, Catherine remains genuine, caring, and supportive in every area I have struggled with. This includes assisting me with studying for my theory test by addressing my nerves and anxiety, as well as offering better explanations to questions I didn't fully understand. It has taken some time, but I am now beginning to notice changes in my daily life and I am looking forward to continuing my work with her to help me get to where I need to be!

Reviewed November 2024

To this day, Catherine remains genuine, caring, and supportive in every area I have struggled with. This includes assisting me with studying for my theory test by addressing my nerves and anxiety, as well as offering better explanations to questions I didn't fully understand. It has taken some time, but I am now begging to notice changes in my daily life and I am looking forward to continuing my work with her to help me get to where I need to be!

Reviewed November 2024

Catherine and I have been working together for the past two weeks and I already feel clearer on the steps I need to take to improve my thought processes and communication style with my family, friends and partner.

Reviewed November 2024

Catherine has supported me so much. She has helped me start on the path to healing anxiety and has given me guidance on how to stand up for myself and my boundaries. Catherine is kind and a great listener. She always responds to messages with the right advice and always has me and my mental health and safety as a priority and will advise as such. She is someone I can trust to open up to and not feel shy to share what is going on for me

Reviewed September 2024

I´ve been working with Catherine since the past two weeks. Although it´s been recent, she´s spot on with particular questions and I´m looking forward to my continued work with her on this journey.

Reviewed September 2024

Catherine was able to provide practical tools during every session for me to take away and put into practice. She is very solutions focused and helps you to quickly get to the root cause of issues and work through them. Catherine is a friendly and supportive face every week who has helped me in a very short space of time. I would highly recommend Catherine!

Reviewed August 2024

Catherine has been extremely supportive throughout our time working together, during which I’ve been through some difficult situations. She is so kind, reliable, and really understands me. I can even text her out of hours and she will be there when she can, which tends to be very prompt! I couldn’t recommend Catherine enough. She truly has been fantastic.

Reviewed August 2024

Catherine has changed my life in such a short space of time. From the very first session she believed I could make the necessary changes to better my life. Words can’t express the gratitude I have. Nothing is off the table for discussion, I always feel completely at ease and safe.

Reviewed July 2024

Catherine is the first therapist I've felt understood by and not judged by. She helps me to understand my feelings and is supportive without allowing me to downplay what's happening in my life.

Reviewed June 2024

I just wanted to write a message to express my gratitude for the therapist I've been matched with, Catherine Kearns. From our first session, Catherine immediately was able to recognise what I wanted from therapy and put a plan in place to meet my needs. From this, I felt instant relief, as it was overwhelming to tackle on my own but Catherine made it manageable. Catherine can understand her clients' desires and needs perfectly, as a result, I can already feel that I am making progress. In fact, with every session we are making progress because Catherine gives me a structure with which to work towards getting to the place I want to be in. She also offers constant support, and it is a huge relief in itself to know I can send her a message at any time I need and that she will promptly respond. I have been in therapy before and none of my experiences have been as positive as the experience with Catherine. I have never had a therapist who intuitively understands my feelings and needs so effortlessly, to the point that I feel she is able to know my thoughts and wishes without me even having to express them. She is also able to take my disorganised and at times overwhelming thoughts, goals, desires, needs, values and put them in an organised format where I can achieve them. She is an amazing therapist, and it is truly the best experience I have had in therapy. I leave each session feeling lighter and more relieved because she is so good at her job and I have faith that with such a proficient therapist I will continue to make progress. She has been a perfect match for me right away, I really did not expect to find a therapist that is such a good fit. The therapeutic connection and the experience of therapy with Catherine have been better than I could have ever imagined and I am so grateful for Catherine's support and dedication to all of her clients. It is clear that therapy is a vocation for Catherine, rather than just work. She truly cares for her clients and also is able to see what they need and help them heal and get to where they want to be. In the short time I have worked with Catherine I can already see progress and a clear path towards further and lasting improvement. She is a kind, understanding, genuine and dedicated therapist. I am so grateful to have been matched with Catherine, I could not recommend her enough !!

Reviewed May 2024

Catherine is a dedicated therapist who is always approachable in sessions. I always feel my sessions have been really useful and hope to continue working with her in the future.

Reviewed May 2024

Being in therapy with Catherine has been incredibly valuable for me. She's created such an open and safe space for me to explore and understand my emotions. Through journaling and our discussions, I've been able to gradually untangle my thoughts and feelings, gaining clarity and insight along the way. What I appreciate most about Catherine is her unwavering support and guidance. She never judges me or rushes me through anything; instead, she patiently helps me.navigate through my emotions and experiences. Even though I know I'm still early stages of this journey, I feel hopeful about the progress I'll make with her by my side. It's comforting to know that I have her support as I continue to grow and learn how to better approach and process things in my life.

Reviewed March 2024

She's brilliant and always response regardless of the time and day. She is always helpful and listens and knows how to help. No matter how difficult the situation

Reviewed February 2024

Catherine is an amazing therapist. I don’t think I would have made it to university without her. She is so friendly and creates a safe and welcoming space where she helps me to reflect and to better myself with manageable tasks, worksheets and thoughts! I could not recommend her highly enough!!! She is incredible

Reviewed January 2024

I highly recommend Catherine she sensitively listens and asks good questions that help identify what your needs are. She is kind and caring with a smiley demeanour. Excellent

Reviewed January 2024

Catherine has been the first therapist I've ever had where I feel the experience has genuinely helped me. I feel the most confident, capable and well that I've been in years and I can't recommend her enough.

Reviewed January 2024

Catherine offers a fantastic listening ear and insightful guidance. She’s helped me make innumerable positive changes and decisions, and all the while keeps a realistic view of the world in mind

Reviewed January 2024

I was nervous about having therapy but I found the sessions with Catherine so helpful. It was so refreshing to speak to someone who wasn’t a relative or friend and therefore I could be completely honest with absolutely no judgement. Catherine was brilliant, she really listened to my problems and helped me review situations with a completely different perspective. She has helped me review my negative overthinking habits and people pleasing. I can take this forward and continue working on this to feel less anxious and happier in myself. I’m so glad I took the step to have some therapy sessions for myself.

Reviewed December 2023

Catherine is extremely professional and knowledgeable. She knows how to be comforting while also not shying away from the hard truths. Her approach gets results and I could not recommend her more!

Reviewed December 2023

Speaking to Catherine has been a great addition to life and the weekly video calls has provided a much needed structure. Putting into practice what we discussed during the sessions and though worksheets has provided a very noticeable lift during the week. Catherine is always quick to provide support outside of sessions through messaging.

Reviewed November 2023

Absolutely love having Catherine as my therapist, she's the absolute best always doing whatever she can to work on the things I wanted help with. She listen and gives get advise. Would recommend her to anyone.

Reviewed November 2023

Catherine is a fantastic therapist, she listens, supports and comes up with constructive solutions with you to work through whatever you may be going through. I would strongly recommend Catherine to anyone.

Reviewed November 2023

Catherine is amazing. When I first started seeing her I was really nervous, and anxious and sad and I wasn’t really sure what to expect. From the first session she has been supportive and encouraging. She understands my needs and helps me work towards them by setting worksheets and talking through things with me. She responds so effectively and honestly she’s just made me so much happier and more confident in myself. I could not recommend her enough.

Reviewed September 2023

Catherine is a great therapist. I feel like I've come a long way in a few short months with her. She's a good listener and has given me confidence.

Reviewed September 2023

Catherine has been absolutely amazing in helping me within therapy. She’s always there to respond and has opened my eyes to the ways in which I can process my feelings. By working with her I’ve had the tools to not only process my breakup but also understand myself better. I cant recommend her enough.

Reviewed September 2023

Catherine is very professional and gives me the support I need. She has given me the help I need to improve my self care and make positive change.

Reviewed August 2023

Catherine is very caring and supportive of me. She offers a variety of tools to work with and understands the art of listening. We share a lot of laughs but she also lets me cry when I have to which makes me feel very understood. I can recommend her warmly and am very happy I have found her.

Reviewed August 2023

Catherine is quick to identify the key areas you want to work on and to support you with self-improvement in these areas with a range of useful work sheets and therapy techniques

Reviewed July 2023

I feel very supported and appreciated with Catherine! Looking forward to continuing my journey with her and shes one of my biggest cheerleaders

Reviewed June 2023

Catherine is amazing and I can open up to her about my worries with confidence.

Reviewed June 2023

Made me feel comfortable on my first session which makes me want to do more, listened to my concerns and will do anything to achieve my goals.

Reviewed June 2023

Always there when I need her and extremely professional

Reviewed June 2023

Great to talk to, responds well and gives me worksheets to keep me occupied ahah

Reviewed June 2023

Really friendly and relaxed. Highly recommend if you are fed up of the standard “sit there, say nothing” format of other therapists if you feel like that doesn’t work for you. She really encourages you to engage through worksheets and I am really enjoying working through things with her

Reviewed May 2023

I’ve only had a few sessions with Catherine but she always puts me at ease and makes me feel listened too. She poses great questions and has great worksheets to help challenge and reflect on my thinking, actions and how I can help manage my anxiety with grounding techniques! I really enjoy my sessions and feel she has great experience and advise to give to help me on my journey.

Reviewed May 2023

Out of all the therapists that I've had throughout my life, Catherine has probably been the most caring, and helpful person I could talk about my problems to.

Reviewed May 2023

my first time going/joining therapy and i was pretty worried about it. i was struggling with a few different things and was super anxious about getting help. when i searched and looked for therapy sessions i came across betterhelp so i decided, okay just try. i got catherine kearns as my therapist and our first video call put me at ease. her energy was so welcoming and open. no judgment nothing, just listening to what i had to say and being super respectful. she gave me tips and told me about some things i had to work on. i was able to text her whenever i needed to and she replied as soon as she could. meant a lot since her replies were prompt. couldn’t have asked for someone better

Reviewed May 2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Catherine Kearns offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Catherine Kearns works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Catherine Kearns speak?

Catherine Kearns speaks English.

How many years of experience does Catherine Kearns have?

Catherine Kearns has 5 years of experience.

Where is Catherine Kearns licensed to practice?

Catherine Kearns is licensed to practice in the United Kingdom.

Does Catherine Kearns accept clients outside of the United Kingdom?

No, Catherine Kearns does not accept clients outside of the United Kingdom.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Catherine Kearns offer?

Catherine Kearns offers clients Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Catherine Kearns?

Catherine Kearns can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Catherine Kearns?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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