Catherine Johnston

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• CBT and client-centred

About Catherine

Catherine Johnston works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and addiction using a person-centred approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years' professional experience.

Catherine uses Client-Centred Therapy to build a conversational space where a person can bring what feels most pressing. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify patterns of thought and action that maintain difficulties, and on Existential Therapy to look at meaning and choice in life changes. Sessions focus on what helps a person manage day to day and move forward.

Work in sessions is practical and straightforward. Catherine talks things through with clients, helps spot unhelpful thinking, and tries out different ways of responding to stress and anxiety. She pays attention to how past experience affects current feelings and behaviour, especially after trauma or loss.

She has experience with a broad range of concerns including relationship strain, family problems, grief, eating issues, anger, career difficulties, addictions, ADHD, autism and social anxiety. Catherine also supports people dealing with pregnancy and childbirth related stress and domestic violence related impacts.

Sessions are conducted in English and Catherine works from the United Kingdom. Her practice uses a subscription payment model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people are invited to use the site matching process and book a first session.

Using CBT, client-centred and existential work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a conversational, non-directive way of working where the person leads the topics and the counsellor reflects back what is said. This approach helps when someone needs to make sense of their feelings or wants a calmer way to talk about difficult experiences.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour that keep problems in place and uses practical exercises to try alternative responses. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, anger and some addictive behaviours.

Existential Therapy brings questions of meaning, choice and responsibility into the sessions and can help when people face life changes, grief or questions about direction.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor discusses goals and preferences and agrees a plan together. That collaborative process guides whether more conversational, practical or reflective methods are used.

Confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time, or use shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also allow people to continue therapy while relocating within the UK. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and reflection to suit remote sessions.

Topics Catherine lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Eating disorders
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• ADHD
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Family problems
• Isolation and loneliness
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Social anxiety and phobia

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Existential Therapy

Questions about Catherine

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among her main areas of work and she uses CBT and client-centred methods to help manage symptoms.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Existential Therapy and combines these approaches to suit the issue being discussed.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including depression, addictions and trauma.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Sessions use a subscription payment model that can be cancelled at any time; costs vary with location.

How do I get started with her counselling?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.