Catherine Garbutt, NCPS

Counsellor - stress and anxiety

ACT
CBT
Attachment work

About Catherine

Counsellor Catherine Garbutt, NCPS, has four years of practice in the United Kingdom helping people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship concerns. She works with a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep and eating problems, parenting stresses, ADHD and career difficulties. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Catherine believes the person knows their own story and brings that into sessions. She uses conversation to help people make clearer choices. Practical coping strategies are introduced alongside reflective work about patterns and attachments.

Her approach draws on therapies that focus on thoughts, feelings and values. Cognitive tools help challenge unhelpful thinking. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people identify what matters and take small steps towards it.

Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationships affect current ones. Client-centred listening gives space for people to describe their concerns at their own pace. Dialectical skills are brought in when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

Catherine describes counselling as a collaborative process. She aims to help people build skills to manage thoughts, feelings and behaviour long term. Sessions are practical and conversational, with agreed goals and homework where useful.

How Catherine uses therapy online and her main approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small steps towards a life a person wants to live and suits issues like anxiety, depression and coping with change.

Client-Centred Therapy gives the person time to tell their story while the counsellor listens without directing. This approach allows people to find their own pace and make decisions from clearer self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of working together. Catherine will discuss which methods to try based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and may change as the work develops.

The therapist’s profile does not list specific online formats, so confirm the session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also allow people to work with a counsellor from different locations, including international clients.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issues Body imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issues Mood disorders Narcissism Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harm Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

Which concerns does she commonly work with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, addictions and relationship issues among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is conversational and practical. She combines listening with strategies to manage thoughts and emotions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is listed with NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.

Are sessions available in other languages or countries?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are used?

The original profile does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

What should I do to begin?

Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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