Kate Woodall, BACP, NCPS

Kate Woodall meets people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or big life changes. She offers straightforward support for low mood, self-esteem worries and the knock-on effects of chronic illness or caregiving strain. Kate aims to make starting therapy easier and appreciates how hard that step can feel.

She uses a calm, client-centred approach that puts each person's priorities first. Sessions focus on listening, making sense of feelings, and working out small steps that feel manageable. Mindfulness and somatic ideas are used to help people notice how stress shows up in the body and mind.

Kate has six years of professional experience and has provided bereavement counselling in a UK hospice setting. Her background includes work with people facing both physical health and mental health challenges. She draws on that experience when helping people cope with loss, illness and the everyday pressures of life.

Practical issues like communication problems, workplace stress, guilt or loneliness are included alongside emotional concerns. Kate helps people clarify values and purpose where that is needed, and supports building self-compassion and motivation to make change.

Sessions are offered in English and take place within the therapist's working hours on weekday evenings and Friday daytime. She asks clients to use the site Start Therapy button to begin the matching process and schedule sessions.

How these approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your priorities. The therapist offers a non-judgemental space and follows the pace you set to help you make sense of feelings and decisions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce stress and increase awareness of thoughts and sensations. These tools can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with ongoing health problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and day-to-day life and help choose or combine approaches that suit you. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments can sit around work or caring commitments. They also let people use practices learned in sessions in their everyday environment while being guided by the therapist.