Kate Neligan

• Anxiety and depression
• Attachment-based work
• Solution-focused methods

About Kate

Kate Neligan works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and a wide range of other concerns using an integrative approach that combines psychodynamic and humanistic ideas with solution-focused techniques. She is a BACP member and has 16 years of experience working in private practice and the NHS. Kate offers both short-term and longer-term counselling and works collaboratively with people to identify what will help most.

Kate trained to master's level and holds an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling. Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships and psychodynamic thinking to consider how past experience shapes present responses. She also uses client-centred methods to keep the focus on the person’s experience, and solution-focused techniques for practical steps forward.

Sessions typically explore current difficulties such as anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement, anger and relationship problems. She also works with concerns around addiction, intimacy, eating and sleeping, ADHD, parenting pressures and career strain. Kate pays attention to family of origin and attachment issues where these are relevant to the presenting problem.

Her style is collaborative and respectful, with an emphasis on clear communication and agreed goals. In early sessions she helps people clarify what they want to work on and what a useful way of working might look like. Later sessions can focus on understanding patterns, building coping strategies, or making practical changes.

Kate has experience across different settings and with both brief focused work and more open-ended therapy. People are invited to discuss what they need and choose a pace and plan that suit them.

Approaches used in online counselling sessions

Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds influence current behaviour; it can help with intimacy concerns, attachment issues and family of origin problems. Client-centred work focuses on the person’s experience, listening carefully and helping someone to clarify their own goals and values. Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experience and repeated patterns shape present feelings and reactions, which can be useful for grief, trauma and longstanding relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to identify which methods feel most useful, and may combine elements to match the person’s needs, goals and preferences.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a working day. They also allow people to keep continuity of care when travel or location would otherwise interrupt sessions. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use these practical benefits to help people maintain regular contact and focus on agreed goals.

Topics Kate lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Kate

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is one of the main concerns listed and is addressed through the integrative approach described.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises an integrative approach that combines psychodynamic, client-centred and solution-focused methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has 16 years of clinical experience, including work in private practice and the NHS.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start working with her?

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