Catherine Lawrence
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About the Therapist
Catherine Lawrence is a BACP Accredited Person-Centred Experiential Counsellor who works with adults experiencing anxiety, low mood, stress, trauma, relationship difficulties, loss, identity concerns and other emotional challenges.
When people come to Catherine feeling anxious or low, the work is not simply about analysing the situation. Instead, she gently helps clients approach difficult feelings in a safe and manageable way.
Catherine listens carefully and reflects what she hears, helping clients stay with their experience rather than immediately pushing difficult thoughts, emotions or sensations away. This can create space for something new to emerge.
As feelings and bodily sensations are given room, clients may begin to understand their situation differently. Sometimes nothing outside has changed yet, but the way the problem is experienced can change significantly. From there, a clearer sense of what is needed next can begin to develop.
Catherine’s work is grounded in the Person-Centred Experiential Approach and can incorporate Focusing-Oriented Therapy, emotion-focused work and greater awareness of how feelings are experienced in the body.
Her wider inspirations include Faith Traditions, Mindfulness, Focusing, the Enneagram, Non-Violent Communication and Child-Led Education. Catherine warmly welcomes diversity and aims to create a therapeutic relationship where clients can feel accepted, respected and able to explore who they are without judgement.
At a Glance
- Session format: Online
- Client groups: Adults
- Languages: Please enquire
- Areas of focus: Anxiety, Depression, Stress & Burnout, Trauma, Bereavement, Relationships, Low Self-Esteem, Neurodiversity, ADHD, Identity and Life Transitions
- Professional status: BACP Accredited Counsellor
- Approach: Person-Centred Experiential, Focusing-Oriented, Emotion-Focused and Trauma-Informed
Qualifications
- FDSC Diploma in Counselling
- Certificate in Focusing-Oriented Therapy
- BACP Accreditation
- Clinical Supervision Training – currently completing
Therapy Approach
- Person-Centred Experiential Therapy
- Focusing-Oriented Therapy
- Emotion-focused and experiential work
- Trauma-informed practice
- Neurodiversity-affirming practice
- Mindfulness-informed awareness
- Relational and collaborative counselling
- Short-term and open-ended therapy
Client Types
- Adults
- Neurodiverse clients
- People with ADHD
- Individuals experiencing anxiety or depression
- People affected by trauma, grief or loss
- People experiencing relationship difficulties
- Individuals exploring identity, self-esteem or personal development
- People experiencing workplace stress or burnout
Mental Health Issues and Areas of Support
- Anxiety and persistent worry
- Depression and low mood
- Stress and burnout
- Trauma and trauma-related emotional difficulties
- Bereavement, grief and loss
- Relationship and interpersonal difficulties
- Low self-esteem and self-worth
- Identity and sense of self
- Neurodiversity-related emotional challenges
- ADHD-related concerns
- Workplace stress and wellbeing
- Health-related emotional difficulties
- Life transitions and significant personal change
- Feeling stuck or overwhelmed by emotions
- Difficulty understanding or expressing feelings
- Developing greater emotional awareness
- Building resilience and self-understanding
- Personal growth and development
Professional Registration
- BACP Accredited Counsellor
- Regular clinical supervision
- Trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming practice
- Professional ethical and confidential practice
- Ongoing professional development
Professional Experience
- Private Practice Counsellor since 2019
- Experience providing both short-term and longer-term therapy
- Online and face-to-face counselling experience
- Previous counselling work within community services
- Previous Self-Injury Support Helpline placement experience
- Experience working with insurance-funded referrals
- Currently developing Clinical Supervision practice
What to Expect
Catherine offers a calm, accepting and collaborative space where you do not need to arrive with everything figured out.
Rather than immediately analysing or trying to change difficult emotions, Catherine may gently help you notice what is happening inside and stay with the experience for a little longer.
Feelings and bodily sensations that have been pushed aside can sometimes contain important information. Giving them space can help you discover a different understanding of what you are experiencing and what you may need.
This is central to Catherine’s Focusing-Oriented and Person-Centred Experiential approach. Therapy is not about someone else telling you what your experience means. Instead, Catherine works alongside you as you develop your own understanding.
Her work can support anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, stress and burnout, neurodiversity, ADHD, identity concerns, life transitions and wider emotional difficulties.
Catherine warmly welcomes diversity and recognises that identity, culture, relationships, spirituality, neurodiversity and life experience can all influence the way we make sense of ourselves and the world.