Kate Neligan, BACP

Kate Neligan is a counsellor with 16 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She holds an MA and an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling and is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has worked in independent practice and within the NHS, supporting people with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship difficulties.

Her approach is collaborative and warm. She combines humanistic, psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas to suit each person. Sessions are shaped around what feels most useful for the individual rather than following a single template.

Clients often come for short-term help and focused problem solving or for longer-term work that looks at patterns made over time. She listens for how past relationships and attachment experiences show up now and helps people make practical changes where needed. The emphasis is on clear, respectful conversation and practical steps alongside emotional understanding.

Kate also supports people with stress, grief, addictions, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain and compassion fatigue. Additional interests include attachment issues, blended family challenges, body image and fertility-related worries. She accepts international clients and works in English.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit availability. Fees vary with location and a subscription model is used that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current hopes and fears. It can help when trust, closeness or repeated relationship patterns are causing distress. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and respected; it gives space for people to make their own decisions while the counsellor reflects and supports their priorities. Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to patterns that repeat across relationships and time, helping uncover unconscious themes that affect current feelings and choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and pick methods that fit. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses, moving between shorter problem-focused work and deeper, longer-term exploration when needed.

The profile does not specify session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, study or family life and can reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or let people join from different locations, which many find helps sustain regular sessions alongside other commitments.