- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- CBT and DBT tools
About Cathy
Cathy Hadley is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years of professional experience. She supports people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship tensions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem difficulties, and a range of life changes.
She offers straightforward, person-focused work that aims to make emotions and relationship patterns easier to understand. Cathy uses approaches such as Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to help people notice what is happening for them and try different ways of responding.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Cathy listens for patterns in feelings, behaviour and communication. She helps people name painful emotions and try small, manageable steps to shift those patterns over time.
Her additional areas of focus include parenting strains, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, chronic illness and caring stress. She also works with concerns like body image, codependency, communication problems and separation.
Cathy works with individuals from a variety of backgrounds, including LGBT clients. She aims to agree a clear plan with each person and to fit sessions around everyday commitments when possible.
To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire so a first session can be scheduled and a plan agreed together.
How Cathy uses emotion-focused and attachment approaches online
Cathy draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name difficult emotions and to see how those feelings shape relationships and behaviour. EFT is often used to notice repetitive interaction patterns and to create new, more helpful ways of relating.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current attachment needs influence the way someone connects with others. This approach can help when trust, abandonment fears or clinginess are getting in the way of close relationships.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cathy works with each person to decide which methods suit their concerns, goals and personal preferences, and she adjusts the plan as the work progresses.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as this profile does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can use remote sessions to keep continuity of care when life makes in-person meetings difficult, and Cathy aims to arrange times that fit into everyday commitments.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Cathy works with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, trauma and self-esteem issues, plus a wide range of related problems such as grief, parenting strain and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses clear, conversational sessions that focus on emotions and relationship patterns, drawing on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment and cognitive approaches.
How long has she been practising?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with people on emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location; sessions operate through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.