Katherine Purdy , BACP

Katherine Purdy is a licensed therapeutic counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing anxiety, grief, loneliness and a range of emotional challenges. She provides a warm, attentive presence and creates time and space for clients to explore difficult feelings at a pace that feels right for them.

Before training in counselling, Katherine spent over ten years working as a paramedic and has continued to work within the NHS. That background informs her practical understanding of crisis and distress and underpins a respectful, steady approach to emotional support. She listens closely to understand each person’s circumstances and helps them consider new ways of responding to what has happened.

Katherine holds BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects her professional standing and commitment to ongoing development. She believes that while past events cannot be changed, people can change how they feel about those events and move toward calmer, more hopeful ways of being.

With an open heart and an accepting attitude, Katherine invites clients to share worries, fears and painful thoughts and works alongside them to build coping, resilience and clearer self-understanding. She frames engagement in counselling as an act of courage and a pathway to personal growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Katherine Purdy

Katherine draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful, non-judgmental space where the client’s own goals and experiences guide the work. This approach emphasizes empathy, active listening and supporting personal autonomy, helping with issues such as low self-esteem, relationship concerns and general distress.

She also uses attachment-based therapy to explore patterns in close relationships and early life experiences that shape current reactions and emotional responses. This work can be helpful for people dealing with abandonment, codependency, intimacy difficulties or attachment-related anxiety.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Katherine collaborates with each person to identify what fits best with their needs, goals and preferences. She combines methods where helpful and adjusts the focus as therapy progresses so the client and therapist work together to shape the path forward.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments and allow people to access licensed professionals and therapists from different locations, supporting continuity of care and convenience.