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Hi, I’m Katie. I am a fourth-year Doctoral candidate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy. I have over two and a half years’ experience working as a trainee counselling psychotherapist in a practice in India, where I supported individuals experiencing anxiety, loss of purpose, major life transitions (such as divorce or searching for a new direction), experiences of abuse, and parenting and relationship difficulties.
I came to this profession later in life, having previously worked in the food and travel industries. While those years were rich and adventurous, I found myself drawn towards work that felt more meaningful and aligned with my values. I feel deeply privileged to work closely with people and to accompany them during vulnerable and significant moments in their lives.
Alongside my clinical work, I am currently researching the early stages of motherhood and the identity shifts women may experience during this transition.
I offer both short-term and longer-term therapy. Our initial session provides a space to explore what has brought you to therapy and for us to begin getting to know one another. People come to therapy for many different reasons: some with a specific difficulty they wish to work through, and others seeking a broader space for reflection and self-exploration.
I see therapy as a collaborative and creative process - one in which you are invited to reflect, to be heard, and to explore your experiences at your own pace. My role is to walk alongside you, helping to open up your experience, explore choices and dilemmas, and reflect on how you make sense of your world. This work is grounded in empathy, respect, and a non-judgemental stance.
My primary approach is existential psychotherapy, while also drawing on other humanistic approaches when this feels helpful. Existential therapy is a relational and phenomenological approach, meaning it focuses on how you experience your life and the meanings you give to it, rather than applying a fixed framework or set of techniques.
From an existential perspective, difficulties such as anxiety, low mood, or feeling stuck can be understood as meaningful responses to fundamental human concerns - including questions of meaning, freedom, responsibility, isolation, and values. Rather than aiming to “fix” or remove symptoms, therapy offers space to understand them, consider your relationship to them, and explore how you might live more authentically and in line with what matters to you.
I am a registered member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the United Professional Counsellors Association (UPCA), and I work in accordance with their ethical guidelines.
