Catherine Hirst, BACP

Catherine Hirst is a counsellor who works from a person-centred outlook. She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, BACP, and follows their ethical framework. Catherine aims to offer a warm, approachable space where people can talk about worries and life stresses.

She believes an empathic listening stance helps people make sense of their feelings. That belief shapes how she meets people and responds in sessions. Catherine describes the therapeutic relationship as the key thing that supports change and personal growth.

Her own life experiences inform her wish to support others through hard times. Those experiences led her to focus on helping people develop coping skills and resilience. She emphasises practical, person-led work rather than sticking to a single rigid method.

Catherine has three years of experience and uses an integrative approach tailored to each person. Topics she has helped with include stress and anxiety, self-esteem, career concerns and coping with life changes. She also addresses family-related issues such as blended family dynamics, communication problems, divorce and separation, and infidelity.

Additional concerns she covers include isolation and loneliness, jealousy, prejudice and discrimination, self-harm, workplace issues and young adult matters. Sessions are conducted in English and she practises in the United Kingdom. If you want to explore whether she might be a fit, the next step is a short matching questionnaire to get started.

How Catherine’s approaches fit online work

Person-Centred work focuses on empathic listening and creating a calm space where people can speak freely. It helps when someone needs to be heard and understood while they sort out feelings like anxiety or low mood.

An integrative way of working means techniques are chosen to suit the person. That can include simple coping strategies, pacing conversations, and checking what helps most in day-to-day life. These choices aim to support resilience and practical problem solving.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Catherine will work with the person to decide what methods feel most helpful based on their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change as needs do.

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, study or family commitments and can allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also remove travel time and let people attend from a location that suits their routine. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and pacing to work well in remote sessions.