Counsellor profile
Catherine Teale (Richards), BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Integrative methods
- ACT and CBT
- BACP member
About Catherine
Catherine Teale (Richards) is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has four years' experience and lists work in areas such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self esteem and depression. Sessions are offered in English to people in the United Kingdom.
Catherine describes an integrative approach that draws on several methods to suit the person in front of her. She uses clear, practical conversations to help people talk through current problems and past experiences. The focus is on noticing patterns, trying different ways of coping and choosing steps that suit day-to-day life.
Her practice includes methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas, attachment-based thinking, emotionally-focused work and client-centred listening. These approaches are used to address issues such as relationship problems, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting stresses and challenges linked to trauma or long-term health conditions.
Catherine notes experience with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, bipolar, anger, intimacy-related issues and career stress. She also mentions work on attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress and dissociation. This means conversations may cover both practical strategies and exploration of personal history.
Sessions form part of a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people are asked to use the online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Catherine does not accept international clients.
Approaches used in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on what matters to them. It uses practical steps to allow action alongside difficult feelings and can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers clear techniques to test unhelpful thinking and build different habits, which can suit stress, insomnia, low mood and some forms of anxiety.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connection patterns. It can be useful for people who want to understand intimacy, attachment issues or repeated relationship problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the person about goals and preferences and will try methods that fit those aims. Choices are made together and adapted over time as needs change.
Confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow a shorter check-in when needed. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, often make practical adjustments so sessions work with daily routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most often?
She lists stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self esteem and depression among common concerns. Relationship, grief, eating and sleeping issues are also included.
What is her therapeutic style?
She describes an integrative, person-focused style that uses practical conversation and exploration of past and present. The work combines talking, reflection and coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of counselling practice as stated in her profile.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed as a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I have sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with people outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and cost varies with location.
How do I start a first session?
Press the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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.