- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Client-Centred work
About Catherine
Catherine Teale (Richards) is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has four years’ experience and works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression. She also supports people facing relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and parenting strains.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) where helpful. Sessions focus on naming difficult feelings, spotting repeated patterns and building clearer responses. Conversations are straightforward and paced to each person’s comfort.
Catherine describes her practice as integrative and client-centred, drawing on attachment-based ideas when relationships and losses are central. She listens to what matters most and then selects approaches and exercises that fit those goals. Practical skills may include noticing thoughts and testing them, or working on small behavioural changes.
She works with adults and young people and can talk about sensitive topics like trauma and bereavement without assuming a single route forward. Catherine aims to help people think differently about problems and try new ways of coping.
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and costs vary with location. To begin, people are asked to use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and naming emotions and the ways they shape relationships. It is useful when patterns of disconnection, intense emotion or hard-to-name feelings keep recurring. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches noticing thoughts and choosing actions that reflect personal values rather than reacting automatically. It can help with anxiety, avoidance and life changes.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to the issues and goals, discuss which methods fit best and adjust the plan as work progresses. Clients and therapist decide together whether to emphasise feeling-focused work, skills training, or both.
The therapist’s biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit counselling around daily life, for example by avoiding travel or making it easier to attend during a work break. Others appreciate shorter check-ins or switching between video and phone when that better suits a given day. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tasks and exercises so they work over distance and alongside everyday routines.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Catherine supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues and depression. She also works with relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy, eating and sleeping issues, parenting, ADHD and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She practises in an integrative, client-centred way and uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at feelings and relationship patterns. She combines this with ACT and CBT techniques when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has four years of counselling experience and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Therapeutic Counselling. She is registered with the BACP.
Where does she practise and what are her credentials?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.