Counsellor profile
Catherine Pinder, BACP
Counsellor - grief and trauma support
See online counselling options- Humanistic and integrative
- BACP registered
- Works with ADHD
About Catherine
Counsellor Catherine Pinder is BACP registered and has five years working directly with clients. She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD and LGBT issues. People find her practical and straightforward when they need help sorting out difficult feelings.
Catherine describes her background in mentoring, youth work and investigation work as informing her counselling. She has worked with adults and young people in roles that involved safeguarding and crisis support. This experience shapes how she responds to trauma, loss and identity concerns in sessions.
Her practice draws on humanistic and integrative approaches. That means she mixes ways of working to match what a person brings. Sessions focus on hearing concerns, building emotional awareness and finding practical steps for everyday life.
Catherine has completed additional training in grief, trauma, suicidality, LGBTQ+ issues, counselling children and young people, working with autistic clients, and life-limiting illness. She also holds a Level 3 Youth Work Award and Youth Mental Health First Aid qualification from her youth engagement work.
She bases her work in the United Kingdom and offers counselling in English. Catherine also accepts international clients. To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session through the site.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Humanistic counselling focuses on the person rather than a set of techniques. It helps people talk through feelings, build self-awareness and make decisions that suit their life. It is often used for issues such as grief, depression and identity concerns.Integrative counselling combines elements from different approaches to suit the individual. That can include practical coping strategies for anxiety and ADHD alongside longer conversations about past experiences. The mix aims to balance immediate relief with understanding longer-standing patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and agree what to try together. This collaborative process helps shape sessions as needs change over time.
The biography does not list which remote formats are used, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow work to continue across borders for international clients who use English. Registered or accredited professionals will explain practical arrangements when you arrange your first appointment.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD and LGBT issues. There is also additional focus on areas such as abandonment, attachment and chronic illness.
What style of counselling does she use?
She practises humanistic and integrative counselling, which means she adapts methods to suit the person. The focus is on listening, understanding and practical coping steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of direct counselling experience. Her wider background includes mentoring, youth work and investigation roles relevant to safeguarding and trauma.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English. She does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start the process?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.