Kate Williams

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Client-Centred Therapy

About Kate

Kate Williams works on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue using a person-centred approach. She qualified in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has three years' experience including clinical practice with people who self-harm and those with suicidal thoughts.

Kate uses a client-led way of working. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her. She listens without directing the conversation and helps people talk through difficult feelings and experiences at a steady pace.

Her training included 100 hours of voluntary clinical practice with a charity supporting self-harm and suicidal ideation. That experience informs how she responds to crisis-related emotions and distress in session.

Kate works to create a calm, grounded presence in the room and helps people name feelings, consider options and practise simple ways to cope between meetings. She does not push a fixed programme; instead the topics and pace are set by the client.

She has experience with attachment and abandonment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, avoidant and dependent personality features, codependency and caregiver stress. Other areas she supports include eating and food-related issues, communication problems, family of origin concerns and coping after disasters.

Sessions are conducted in English and take place within the United Kingdom context. To start, people are invited to use the site matching process and schedule a first appointment.

Client-centred approaches and online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s concerns at the centre of the work. The counsellor listens, reflects and follows the client’s lead so the person can make sense of feelings and decisions in their own time. This approach can help with anxiety, relationship issues, trauma-related distress and self-esteem concerns.

The therapist will work with the client to agree which methods feel most helpful. They will discuss goals, preferences and how best to pace sessions so the work suits the person’s needs. Finding the right way of working is treated as a shared task rather than something decided in advance.

Practical benefits of remote counselling include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Because the site does not specify session formats for this counsellor, confirm the current options before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Many people find it easier to keep appointments around work or caring commitments and to use short check-ins when needed.

Topics Kate lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-love
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy

Questions about Kate

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed specialities she supports and discusses in sessions.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises Client-Centred Therapy, which is a client-led approach focused on listening and reflecting rather than teaching set techniques.

What experience does she have?

She has three years' experience and completed 100 hours of voluntary clinical practice with a charity supporting people who self-harm and have suicidal thoughts.

Where in the UK is she based?

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

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

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