Catherine Teale (Richards), BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

Integrative approach
ACT and CBT
Relationship focus

About Catherine

Catherine Teale (Richards) is a BACP counsellor with four years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety and a wide range of related concerns including trauma, addictions, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties. Catherine also lists support for sleep and eating issues, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD and coping with life changes.

Catherine describes a gentle, person-focused way of working. She offers time to talk and be heard, and uses conversation to bring fresh perspectives on current problems. Sessions move at the client’s pace and can include looking at past experiences alongside present-day patterns.

Her practice is integrative in style, combining different approaches to suit what a person needs. This means using ideas from cognitive behavioural work, acceptance and commitment ideas and emotion-focused ways of understanding relationships and attachment. She draws on these methods to help with difficult thoughts, strong emotions and relationship patterns.

In a session Catherine listens, reflects and uses practical tools when helpful. That can include noticing unhelpful thinking, trying small behavioural changes, and exploring emotional responses in relationships. She aims to help people make clearer choices and manage symptoms that get in the way of day-to-day life.

Catherine works in English and is based in the United Kingdom. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and are handled via a cancellable subscription model.

How Catherine uses online approaches alongside therapeutic methods

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and values-based actions rather than fighting every anxious thought. It can help when worry or avoidance limits what someone does day to day. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which often helps with social anxiety and panic-type worries. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and can be useful for intimacy and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Catherine will work with the client to try different methods and see what feels most useful for their goals and preferences. Choices about which techniques to use come from conversations about what is most helpful in everyday life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, save travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow people to use video or audio if that suits them better, and the therapist will discuss practical arrangements when arranging the first session.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingImpulsivity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issues Mood disorders Multicultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions and related issues such as sleep, eating and relationship problems.

What is her style in sessions?

She works in a gentle, person-centred way and moves at the client's pace, offering listening, reflection and practical tools as needed.

How much experience does she have?

Catherine has four years of counselling experience working with a range of mental health and relationship concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.