Catherine Toal

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• Mindfulness methods

About Catherine

Catherine Toal works on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem and life changes using approaches she names as Client-Centred Therapy, Mindfulness, Narrative and Solution-Focused methods. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has nine years of professional experience in the UK.

Catherine uses straightforward conversation to help people manage worry and low mood. She listens for the practical problems beneath distress. Sessions often focus on small, achievable steps and clearer ways of understanding difficult feelings.

Many people come to her for relationship and family problems, parenting strain, or issues around addiction and compassion fatigue. She also works with grief, sleep difficulties, anger and problems with control or dependency. Catherine describes these as everyday pressures that can be worked on in counselling.

Her background includes almost a decade of client-facing work in the UK and practice as a BACP registered member. That experience informs a calm, structured style that aims to make sessions easy to follow and practical to use between meetings.

In the room she combines listening with approaches such as mindfulness exercises to notice thoughts and narrative techniques to look at personal stories differently. Solution-focused tools are used to identify immediate next steps. This mix is intended to help people feel steadier, clarify what matters and build manageable routines.

How Catherine uses counselling approaches in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the individual, helping people feel heard and clearer about their priorities. It is useful for low mood, self-esteem and life changes where the person needs space to work through what matters to them.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to notice unhelpful thought patterns and reduce overwhelm. It can help with anxiety, stress and sleep problems by offering short practices to use between meetings.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Catherine will discuss approaches with each person and decide together which methods best match the client's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative decision made early in the sessions and reviewed as things progress.

The practical benefit of remote counselling is that it can fit more easily around work and family commitments. Because specific session formats are not listed in her biography, clients should confirm the available session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins, avoid travel time and maintain continuity of care when life is busy.

Topics Catherine lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Depression
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Catherine

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people who struggle with anxiety and stress using practical steps and mindfulness techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Client-Centred Therapy, Mindfulness, Narrative and Solution-Focused approaches to guide conversations and set small goals.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience working with clients in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body?

She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as MBACP.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Does she see international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.