Katherine Purdy , BACP

Katherine Purdy is a licensed therapeutic counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing anxiety, grief, loneliness, and distress. She offers a compassionate presence and a genuine, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts, fears, and emotions at a pace that feels right for them.

Before retraining as a counsellor, Katherine spent more than a decade working as a paramedic and has continued work with the NHS. That background informs her understanding of crisis, resilience, and the ways people respond to difficult life events. She listens carefully to each person’s story and seeks to understand the emotional impact of what has happened, while helping clients explore how they might change their relationship to those experiences.

Katherine believes people have the capacity to grow and to find calmer, more hopeful ways of being. She provides time and space for clients to be heard and to develop coping strategies for issues such as stress, trauma, relationship difficulties, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions. She holds the BACP credential - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects professional standards for counselling practice.

Engaging in counselling is framed as an act of courage and a step toward healing. Katherine aims to stand alongside clients as they work toward greater self-understanding and emotional wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust. In practice this approach helps people explore feelings of abandonment, attachment injuries, and difficulties forming close relationships, and it can be useful for work on intimacy and family patterns.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental stance where the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s priorities. This approach supports self-exploration, boosts self-esteem, and helps people find their own solutions to stress, anxiety, and life changes.

Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple strategies for paying attention to the present moment with curiosity and calm. These techniques can help reduce reactivity, manage anxiety and panic, and build coping skills for everyday stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Katherine works collaboratively with clients and with other licensed professionals when appropriate to determine which methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as work progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone, as well as live chat and text-based messaging, allow people to access support from home or while traveling. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and connect with a therapist when in-person appointments are difficult.