Catherine Pinder, BACP

Catherine Pinder is a counsellor who focuses on helping people feel heard and regain a sense of self. She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD and LGBT concerns and aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk things through.

She uses a humanistic and integrative approach as a BACP counsellor, shaping sessions around each person's needs. Catherine draws on many years of mentoring, youth work and investigative roles to offer practical support alongside emotional care. This means sessions often combine gentle reflection with straightforward strategies to manage day-to-day pressures.

Catherine has specialist training in grief, trauma, suicidality, LGBTQ+ issues, counselling children and young people, autistic clients and life-limiting illness. Her past work included safeguarding and supporting people affected by exploitation and trauma, which informs a careful, trauma-aware way of working.

Her youth work background and qualifications such as a Level 3 Youth Work Award and Youth Mental Health First Aid help when addressing identity, resilience and development concerns. Those skills feed into a therapy style that aims to build confidence and emotional strength over time.

Sessions are shaped around what each person needs in the moment. Catherine encourages steady progress at a pace that feels manageable, helping clients develop practical coping strategies as well as space to process difficult feelings.

How therapeutic approaches shape online support

Evidence-informed techniques are used in a down-to-earth way. Humanistic work focuses on listening, empathy and helping the person feel understood; it is useful when someone needs space to talk through identity, grief or difficult emotions. An integrative approach combines ideas from different therapies so sessions can include practical coping strategies alongside emotional exploration, which suits people managing anxiety, stress or ADHD-related difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels most helpful, try different ways of working and adjust over time to match goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that aims to make therapy fit the person rather than forcing a fixed method.

Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, help with shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also allow people to access support across borders, which may suit international clients who want to keep continuity with the same therapist.