Catherine Dicken

Catherine Dicken welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed or unsure where to start. She helps with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship and family concerns, grief, addictive behaviours, and issues around self-esteem. Catherine works in a straightforward, respectful way and aims to make the first steps less daunting.

She creates a calm space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings without judgement. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person sitting in front of her, with practical ways to notice patterns and try different responses. Catherine uses everyday language and gentle guidance rather than jargon.

Catherine draws on several approaches to shape sessions to each person. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Attachment-based ideas are used when past relationships affect current trust and boundaries. Narrative work can help separate a person from the stories they tell themselves.

Her background includes four years of professional counselling practice and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. This experience informs a flexible way of working with common life challenges and complex histories alike.

Clients can expect a collaborative, paced process. Catherine supports people to set achievable goals, practise new ways of coping, and review what is helping. The aim is clearer choices and steadier day-to-day living.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that align with their values. Online work with ACT often involves short experiential exercises and reflection to build daily routines that feel meaningful. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current trust and boundaries and can help people develop safer ways of relating to others. Narrative Therapy supports people to tell and reshape the stories they carry, separating themselves from problem-focused identities and building preferred narratives.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. The counsellor will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and comfort level. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as progress is reviewed.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy around busy lives, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people choose sessions that suit quieter surroundings, lower bandwidth, or a preference not to use video. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt exercises and homework to suit the online setting and the client’s everyday routines.