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Catherine Pinder, BACP

Catherine Pinder offers a calm, attentive place to talk and work through difficult feelings.

About Catherine

Catherine Pinder offers a calm, attentive place to talk and work through difficult feelings. She aims to help people feel heard and to find practical ways to manage anxiety, grief, stress and depression. Catherine uses a human-centred style that focuses on each person's needs and pace.

She is BACP qualified, and brings five years of clinical counselling experience. Catherine has a long career background mentoring and teaching, which she draws on to help people build emotional strength and practical coping skills.

Background and approach

Her previous work included safeguarding roles and youth engagement, giving her experience with trauma, identity issues and crisis situations. Catherine supports people facing a wide range of concerns including ADHD, bereavement, LGBT issues and long-term illness. She also works with topics such as abandonment, attachment, body image and caregiver stress.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and grounded, with the client guiding the focus. In sessions she listens closely and responds with empathy and practical suggestions. Catherine adapts her approach to what the person wants from therapy, offering a blend of humanistic and integrative ways of working.

The emphasis is on building tools that can be used outside the session. She offers online options including video and phone sessions plus text-based messaging and live chat. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions that suit their schedule.

Catherine aims to make therapy accessible and relevant to each person who seeks support.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	408706	November 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Catherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Grief
Depression
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

How Catherine works online and what to expect

Evidence-based approaches in Catherine's work include humanistic counselling and integrative methods. Humanistic counselling focuses on listening closely and helping the person find their own answers, which suits people dealing with identity, grief or low mood. Integrative methods combine elements from different therapeutic ideas to match a person's needs, so sessions can include practical coping strategies alongside emotional processing.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Catherine will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adjust the way she works as the relationship grows. This is a collaborative process aimed at finding tools and ways of thinking that fit each person's life.

Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to offer flexible access. Video works well for a fuller conversation and face-to-face contact. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or want brief, ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work and family commitments while still working with registered or accredited professionals.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Catherine supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and ADHD. She also helps with LGBT concerns and related life challenges.

What is her style in therapy sessions?

She uses a human-centred, integrative approach that focuses on listening and practical tools. Sessions are shaped around what the person wants to work on.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of counselling experience alongside a long career mentoring and teaching. That background informs her practical, strengths-based work.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practises from the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.

What session formats are available online?

People can meet her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on their preference.

How are costs and payments organised?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.