Catherine "Cathie" Woolhouse

Catherine "Cathie" Woolhouse uses a person-centred approach to help people find clearer ways forward. She is a BACP counsellor with six years of practical experience. Cathie listens without judgment and helps people talk through what feels most urgent in their lives.

She often supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and depression. Cathie also works with those affected by trauma and abuse, and with people managing low self-esteem and confidence. Eating and food-related issues appear among the wider concerns she addresses, alongside body image and related difficulties.

Cathie has worked with people who are neurodiverse and helps them manage anxiety and social isolation. She also uses insight from couple and family counselling to help with relationship and communication problems, while respecting each person’s individual needs.

Her practice aims to build a straightforward, open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Sessions focus on what matters to the person sitting across from her. Practical next steps are discussed as part of each conversation.

People who choose Cathie can expect an empathetic listener who encourages exploration of values, choices and everyday coping. She supports parents with the strain of caregiving and people facing grief, work stress or life changes. To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to her availability.

How Cathie's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and helping people feel heard. It supports issues like low self-esteem, anxiety and decisions about life changes by prioritising the person’s experience and pace.

Existential Therapy looks at meaning, values and the choices people make. It can help when someone is wrestling with purpose, major life transitions or feelings of disconnection.

Systemic Therapy examines how relationships and family patterns shape problems. It is useful for communication issues, relationship strains and understanding recurring family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cathie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences rather than imposing a single way of working. That planning is done together during early sessions and reviewed over time.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to keep appointments around work or caring duties and to maintain continuity when circumstances change. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options when booking. Many people find that talking from a comfortable location helps them focus, while others prefer shorter check-ins that fit a lunch break or a quieter part of the day.