Catherine McEvoy

About me and my therapy practice

I am an Integrative Therapist, having trained in a wide range of diverse therapeutic approaches which enables me to tailor counselling to suit each individual client. My Counselling Service is a friendly, professional service where I listen to you, give support and help you to help yourself. We all experience stressful times in our lives and find it difficult to cope. There is tremendous value in talking through your problems, thoughts and feelings with a counsellor who has the experience, training expertise and empathy to understand what you are going through thus helping you create a plan to turn your life around. I have experience in bereavement, depression, stress, eating disorders, bullying, self-harm, sexual abuse, gender and sexual diversity, anxiety, loneliness, phobias, Post-traumatic stress, domestic abuse, relationship problems. I am a Registered MBACP (Accredited member) and subscribe to their Ethical Framework for Good Practice. I am sensitive to the cultural and ethical background of individuals, to peoples’ religious beliefs and respect these as an important part of who they are. Experience: I set up and ran an InnerCity Community Counselling Service. I worked for Caris Bereavement Service; also for many years in secondary schools, counselling children and adolescents who had mild to moderate emotional and psychological disorders. I was also Peer Mentor Coordinator, training and supervising young people to work with younger, vulnerable peers. Each year I am guest Welfare Officer at Crisis at Christmas. I studied at Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. I now run my own Private Practice. Continuing Professional Development: I am committed to continuing professional development and attend regular workshops and courses.

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum / Aspergers syndrome, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Men's issues, Obsessions, OCD, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Behavioural, Brief therapy, CBT, Cognitive, Gestalt, Integrative, Person centred, Play therapy, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Solution focused brief therapy

Clients I work with

Adults, Children, Older adults, Trainee, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long-term face-to-face work, Short-term face-to-face work