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Kathryn Sherfield

Counsellor profile

Kathryn Sherfield, NCPS

United Kingdom

Counsellor - Anger and relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsNCPS
  • RegistrationNCPS, United Kingdom / NCS24-01553
  • Experience5 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • Person-centred approach
  • Cognitive behavioural ideas
  • Mindfulness techniques

About Kathryn

Kathryn Sherfield is a counsellor registered with the NCPS (The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) with five years' experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, anger and relationship problems. She offers both short and longer-term therapy and adapts sessions to each person's needs.

Kathryn primarily uses a person-centred approach, focusing on helping people find their own answers rather than telling them what to do. She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness and narrative techniques when these help meet someone’s goals. Sessions are 45 minutes long and Kathryn aims to be punctual and professional.

In practice she listens for what matters most to the client and helps people build small, manageable changes. That can mean identifying thought patterns that fuel anger or anxiety, practising grounding and mindfulness skills, or looking at relationship patterns and communication. Kathryn describes her role as supporting clients to raise self-worth and confidence while developing coping tools.

She has a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from CPCAB and is a registered and accredited member of the NCPS. Kathryn emphasises trust and mutual respect and reviews therapeutic work and the working relationship regularly.

Where couples attend, Kathryn uses the same techniques and boundaries and will listen to both people, helping them try new ways of communicating and repairing the relationship where possible. To arrange a session, clients follow the site’s process for a first booking and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How sessions work

How Kathryn uses therapeutic approaches online

Kathryn commonly draws on client-centred work that places the client's experience at the centre of the session. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people identify their own priorities and next steps, which can be helpful for anger, low mood and relationship issues.

She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to notice and change thought patterns and behaviours. CBT-style techniques can help with managing anger responses, reducing anxiety and improving sleep by teaching practical tools to test and shift unhelpful thoughts.

Mindfulness practices are offered to help people pay attention to the present moment and reduce reactivity. Simple grounding and breathing exercises can be useful when someone feels overwhelmed or impulsive.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Kathryn will discuss goals, preferences and daily life, then suggest which methods to try. She treats this as a collaborative process and reviews what helps as therapy progresses.

The site notes how to book a first session; please confirm the current session options before booking as this profile does not list specific online formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and pacing to suit each person's routine.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she work with?

Kathryn works with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, anger and relationship concerns, among other areas listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style?

She mainly uses a person-centred approach and supplements it with cognitive behavioural, mindfulness and narrative methods when useful.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of experience working with a broad range of client needs.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from CPCAB and is registered with the NCPS. She practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she take international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; exact fees depend on the chosen location.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.

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