- Compassionate listening
- Practical strategies
- Sleep and rest support
About Kathleen
Kathleen Forrester is a BACP counsellor who has built a practice around helping people feel heard and find ways forward. She works in straightforward language and aims to create space where clients feel valued and less alone. Kathleen has four years of experience working with people on a wide range of issues, including sleep and rest concerns.
She meets people who want to talk about past hurts, current struggles or worries about the future. Conversations can look reflective and open-ended when the focus is on understanding what has happened and how it still affects day-to-day life. Kathleen also offers more structured sessions when people want clear steps, practical strategies and a plan to tackle specific problems.
Typical areas she supports include stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship worries, and identity matters such as LGBT issues. She also works with workplace burnout and compassion fatigue, ADHD, chronic pain and sleep difficulties. Kathleen adapts her style to each person rather than using one fixed method.
Her approach draws on client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural tools, mindfulness practices, existential reflection and narrative ideas. She can also work with trauma using eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing when appropriate. Sessions move at a pace set by the client and focus on practical steps as well as emotional understanding.
Kathleen practices in the United Kingdom and runs sessions in English. People who want to begin can use the Start Therapy workflow to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions; it is useful when someone needs a steady, supportive space to untangle feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical steps to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and change unhelpful patterns. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathleen will discuss options and decide together which methods suit a person's goals, needs and preferences. That might mean starting with open conversation and then adding CBT or EMDR if it looks helpful. The choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into busy schedules and reducing travel time, which can make it easier to keep regular appointments. Different session formats and rhythms suit different people, so please confirm the current session options before booking. Many people find online work helps them keep momentum between sessions and try techniques at times that match their everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship worries, along with identity concerns such as LGBT issues and sleep difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is approachable and flexible, offering both open exploration and structured, goal-focused work to suit different needs.
What background and experience does she have?
She has four years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and has delivered over 2000 hours of client-facing work according to her background statement.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.