Katherine Smalldon

Katherine Smalldon is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship or intimacy concerns. She supports those coping with life changes, grief, addiction and trauma. Katherine also works with people dealing with parenting, sleep or eating difficulties, ADHD and issues around self-esteem and career direction.

Katherine aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable. She takes sessions at the client’s pace and invites questions throughout. In early sessions she asks about hopes and worries so the work can be shaped around what the person wants to achieve. The focus is practical and conversational rather than overly clinical.

With nine years of experience, Katherine draws on a range of approaches to fit different needs. She mixes client-centred listening with techniques that help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. She also uses ideas from attachment and narrative work to help people make sense of patterns in relationships and life stories.

Katherine is based in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works with people affected by long-term health conditions and chronic pain, and she supports those working through adoption, attachment or dissociation concerns. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

Her approach is collaborative and adaptable. People can expect a respectful space to talk, sensible goal-setting and ongoing review of progress. Katherine invites anyone unsure about therapy to start with an initial conversation to see if it feels right.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect present-day feelings and connections. It can help people who find themselves repeating the same relationship behaviours or feeling unsafe when others get close.

Client-centred therapy focuses on respectful listening and helping the person lead the conversation. This approach suits people who want time to find their own answers while being heard without judgement.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps people spot thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and then practise small changes. It often supports anxiety, low mood and unhelpful routines.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Katherine will discuss options with clients and agree a plan together based on goals and preferences. That means the style can change as progress is made.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel, and it can reduce the time spent getting to appointments. Some formats also allow shorter check-ins or phone-only conversations when video is difficult, so practical need and comfort can be taken into account when arranging sessions.