Kathryn Maddy-Powell, BACP

Kathryn Maddy-Powell is a counsellor with seven years of practice in paid and voluntary roles across the United Kingdom. She supports people through difficult life events such as bereavement, trauma, stress and major transitions. Kathryn is known for a calm, non-judgemental presence and focuses on building trust so people can speak openly about upsetting experiences.

She uses an integrative approach, blending methods to fit each person rather than following a single model. That approach draws on Client-Centred work, psychodynamic ideas, cognitive techniques and existential thinking to address the problems a person brings into the room.

Kathryn has worked with people facing grief by suicide or dementia, complex trauma, depression and anxiety. She also helps with addiction, relationship and intimacy-related issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and feelings of emptiness or shame. She lists ageing and geriatric issues among her additional focuses.

Sessions tend to concentrate on what the person needs now, while noticing patterns from the past that affect current life. Conversations aim to make difficult feelings clearer and to find practical steps for coping and change. Kathryn matches methods to the person rather than applying a single technique.

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. People who want to try therapy are invited to follow the Start Therapy process on the site to begin a match and arrange sessions.

Approaches that guide online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and building trust. It helps people who need a non-judgemental space to talk through feelings and decisions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and is useful for managing anxiety, depression and unhelpful behaviour patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathryn adapts methods collaboratively, discussing goals and preferences with each person to decide what to try first. That means sessions can shift over time as needs change and progress is reviewed together.

The original biography does not list specific online formats. Please confirm the exact session formats offered before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time and maintain continuity when life circumstances change. It also lets people choose quieter surroundings, have shorter check-ins when needed, or opt for a session style that suits their energy and schedule.