About
A steady place to start.
I'm Catherine. I offer counselling, supervision and EMDR from East Lancashire — in person, and online via Teams when that is easier.
Hi, I'm Catherine
I'm Catherine. I am an integrative person-centred and cognitive behavioural therapist, and EMDR therapist.
Life can feel overwhelming at times, and therapy offers a calm, confidential space to explore life. I walk alongside you with compassion and care, helping you find a way forward that feels right for you. My work is shaped around your individual needs, drawing on person-centred therapy, CBT techniques and strategies, helping you understand the patterns in your life and how they affect your thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. These techniques will extend the counselling hour, giving you tools you can use beyond the session.
EMDR is a form of therapy that can help move bodily sensations and emotions that can feel stuck. It supports the brain's natural ability to heal. When a traumatic or highly stressful event occurs, the memory can be stored in a way that keeps the emotional charge alive — as if the experience is still happening. EMDR helps the brain reprocess that memory so it can be stored more adaptively, reducing distress and strengthening more helpful beliefs.
Together, we move at your pace — building understanding, easing distress, and strengthening your sense of self. You will be met with genuineness, trust, and a non-judgemental space to talk freely.
I also provide clinical supervision in an empathic and supportive way, bringing together trust, encouragement, and challenge to help you grow confidently in your own therapeutic style.
Professional practice
I am an NCPS accredited member — the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society — and work within the NCPS Ethical Framework. I receive clinical supervision myself. I hold an Enhanced DBS check.
You can look me up in the NCPS directory. If you would like my membership number, I will give it to you when we speak.
- Monday–Wednesday 9:30am–7:30pm, Thursday 9:30am–12:30pm
- Online sessions via Teams, as well as work from East Lancashire
- Within easy reach of within easy reach of the M65, M6 and the wider East Lancashire area — clients have come from across Lancashire, including Warrington, Preston and Chorley
- 16+ years' experience of practice
- Trained in EMDR child therapy, working with ages 10+
If you are looking for a particular kind of help, these pages set out the work more clearly: adult counselling, children and families, or schools and organisations.
Ready to take the first small step?
We can start with a free assessment call. You do not need to know what to say before you get in touch.
I reply to every message within one working day.