Katie Norsworthy

Katie Norsworthy is a psychotherapeutic counsellor and a trainee counselling psychologist. She has worked in mental health settings for over three years, including the NHS, charities and private practice. Katie offers a warm, non-judgemental space and aims to help people untangle what is causing them distress and build practical ways to cope.

She works with common concerns such as stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. Katie often sees people who have experienced trauma and who are dealing with shame, guilt, chronic anxiety or difficulty regulating emotions. She also supports work around body image, self-esteem and panic symptoms.

Katie describes her approach as integrative, which means she uses different therapeutic techniques to match the person in front of her. That might include practical strategies to reduce anxiety, ways to explore attachment patterns, or paced work for trauma recovery. She explains things in straightforward language and keeps sessions focused on what the client needs.

She has experience supporting autistic adults and offers adaptations and techniques for neurodivergent people. Katie aims to make sessions accessible and to tailor the pace, structure and communication to each person.

People usually come to her to better understand their reactions, manage distressing symptoms and build more self-compassion. Her method is collaborative: she helps people set goals and tries out approaches until something fits their life and needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Her described integrative approach means she draws on evidence-based techniques to match the person in front of her. One common strand is trauma-informed work, which focuses on pacing, stabilisation and helping people process difficult memories in ways they can manage. This can help with post-traumatic stress, panic and emotional regulation difficulties.

Another area she often uses is skills-based anxiety work, which involves learning simple tools to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms and to improve day-to-day coping. These practical techniques can include breathing, grounding and step-by-step exposure to feared situations where appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She will work collaboratively with each person to decide which techniques suit their goals, pace and preferences. That means trying things, checking how they feel, and adapting methods to the person’s needs.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make fitting therapy around family, work or study easier, reduce travel time and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when helpful. It also lets people use approaches that transfer directly into daily life, so skills can be practiced between sessions and reviewed together.