Counsellor profile
Kate Anderson, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anger
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 389638
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment focused work
- Mindfulness practice
About Kate
Kate Anderson is a BACP counsellor with five years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or like something in their life or relationships needs to change. Her work includes support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and anger.
She practises in an integrative way, drawing on different approaches as the work develops. Early sessions often focus on understanding how past relationships and family roles still influence daily life. That might look like talking through how family expectations shaped how somebody asks for help or sets boundaries.
Kate uses person-centred ideas and attachment perspectives to map out recurring patterns. She pays attention to different parts of the self and how they respond under pressure. This can help reduce impulsive reactions and clarify recurring cycles in close relationships.
Alongside depth work, she also uses methods from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to look at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Mindfulness is woven through this work to practise noticing impulses and choosing more helpful responses instead of reacting automatically.
Sessions also explore values, strengths and what gives life meaning. Practical topics such as assertiveness, communication, control issues and coping strategies are common themes. The overall aim is to build steadiness and clearer choices in daily life.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online work
Kate uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and make steadier choices when emotions rise. ACT focuses on noticing painful thoughts and deciding what matters, rather than trying to eliminate thoughts entirely.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current responses. This approach helps name patterns in relationships and practise new ways of asking for support or setting boundaries.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Kate will collaborate with clients to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences, and she adapts methods as the work progresses.
For practicalities, please confirm the specific online session formats before booking since the profile does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They can also suit people who prefer not to use video and who want a session by phone or another supported format, subject to confirmation of what is offered.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, anger and related problems such as abandonment or codependency.
What is her general approach in therapy?
She uses an integrative approach, combining depth work on attachment and family patterns with practical tools from CBT and ACT and mindfulness techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working as a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is BACP accredited and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the profile does not list specific formats.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.