Kathryn Sherfield, NCPS

Kathryn Sherfield is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression and life transitions. She offers a warm, non-judgemental space and adapts sessions to meet each person’s needs. Kathryn aims to help people build self-worth and practical coping skills. She works in the United Kingdom and communicates in English.

Kathryn holds a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from CPCAB and is a member of the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society). She uses a person-centred style as the foundation of her work and draws on other approaches when helpful for the individual. Sessions are 45 minutes long and Kathryn emphasises reliability, clear boundaries and regular review of therapeutic progress.

In practice she listens and reflects so people can notice what they already know and try small changes. She may introduce techniques from cognitive behavioural approaches, mindfulness or solution-focused methods when those tools match a person’s goals. The aim is to leave people with clearer thinking and practical ways to cope between sessions.

Kathryn has around five years of experience and has worked with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, caregiving stress and ageing and geriatric issues. She describes herself as kind and caring and is focused on building rapport and trust within the therapeutic relationship.

To begin, Kathryn invites prospective clients to make the first contact and take the step of finding support. She commits to punctual sessions, a quiet and undisturbed space, and ongoing review of the work so therapy stays relevant to each person’s needs.

How specific approaches shape online work

Client‑centred work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and can discover their own solutions. It helps with low mood, self‑esteem and adjusting to life changes by creating a steady, respectful space to talk.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. It uses practical steps and small experiments to change unhelpful thinking patterns and ease anxiety or depressive symptoms.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce stress and increase present‑moment awareness. It can help with worry, stress and sleep problems by offering tools to calm the mind between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kathryn will discuss your goals and preferences and help decide which tools to use. She treats therapy as a collaboration and will check in regularly to make sure the direction still fits your needs.

If you want online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑ins when needed. It can also let people use audio only when video is difficult or choose arrangements that suit their daily routine.