Integrative Counsellor - Cath Price (my pronouns are She/Her)

Hello, I'm Cath, I'm a qualified integrative counsellor and a registered member of The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).

I offer short-term and long-term face-to-face counselling in Reading, online sessions, or sometimes a blend.

I know it takes a lot of courage to make the initial step to talk to someone, I offer empathy, warmth and sensitivity to make that step as comfortable as possible.

Over the years I have counselled people who have been through domestic violence and abuse, sexual abuse and trauma, working sensitively with these issues at people's own pace.

I have also counselled people experiencing:

Relationship breakdown

ADHD

Low self-esteem

Low mood

Bereavement

Grief/loss

Low self-confidence

Family issues

Bullying

Negative thinking

Anxiety

Depression

Stress, including work stress

I'm warm and empathic, helping you to feel safe to explore your issues, thoughts and feelings at your pace. I won't advise or tell you what to do - believing you hold your solutions and together we can explore your feelings and thoughts, enabling you to feel better and to find a way forward. I work  'integratively' by combining Person-Centred and Psychodynamic therapy and other approaches including CBT to best suit each person's needs.  I am led by you and we will explore what you want to each time we meet.  Sometimes it can help to look back at what has happened in your past, and past relationships to help understand the present and the future that you would like.  I offer long-term or short-term counselling, you decide what is best for you and when you would like to end sessions.

I offer a free 20-minute consultation session online or over the phone - whatever works best for you. This gives us time to get to know each other a little, to explore how you've been feeling and the situation you are in, and what you may want from our sessions. It's a chance to ask any questions about what sessions will be like, especially if counselling is new to you.  Most importantly, you can see if you feel comfortable talking with me. If you decide to go ahead, we can agree on a time and day that suits you to meet for our sessions -  we can also mix and match face-to-face or online to suit you.

Please do get in touch if this sounds like the approach you are looking for, or if you have  questions, or just want to find out more about counselling.