Counsellor profile
Catherine Garbutt, NCPS
NCPS counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
Continue with CatherineAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Parenting support
About Catherine
Catherine Garbutt is an NCPS counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years of experience. She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and parenting concerns, along with issues such as addictions, relationship strains and coping with life changes. She also works with people affected by trauma and abuse and those managing sleep, eating or intimacy-related difficulties.
Her approach treats the client as the expert in their own life. She helps people name what is worrying them and develop practical ways to manage thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Sessions focus on building coping skills and greater confidence so people can make choices that feel right for them.
Catherine draws on a mix of therapeutic methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas. She uses elements from client-centred and dialectical behaviour approaches where useful, adapting conversations to what a person needs in the moment. This is practical work rather than a lecture - time is spent practising strategies and reflecting on what helps.
People who come to her can expect a collaborative way of working. She will ask questions about the difficulties and about what the person hopes to change. Together they set small goals and review progress across sessions. The aim is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.
Catherine accepts international clients and offers sessions in English. Costs vary with location and are handled via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session through the online booking flow.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that matter to them. It is often used when someone feels stuck with anxiety, depression or parenting demands and wants clearer direction on values and choices.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change patterns of thinking and behaviour. It is useful for managing stress, sleep and eating difficulties, low mood and anxious thinking by teaching skills to test and change unhelpful habits.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current responses. This can help people who want to understand patterns in close relationships, attachment worries or issues around abandonment and intimacy.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try different methods and agree what helps most. This is a collaborative process so adjustments are made as progress is reviewed.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises for screen or phone sessions so practical skills can be practised between meetings.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of home or family issues does she help with?
She helps people with relationship strain, blended family challenges, parenting stress and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with intimacy issues or family-related grief.
What is her general way of working in sessions?
She works collaboratively and treats the client as the expert in their story. Sessions focus on naming worries, practising coping strategies and setting small goals to track progress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction and mood difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with NCPS and practices from the United Kingdom.
Can someone who lives outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify exact session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary by location and are managed via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to book a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.