Kathryn de Prudhoe

Currently taking on new supervisees.  In person in Leeds or online anywhere in the UK.  My practice hours are 9 - 5.30 on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

If you're training as a counsellor or psychotherapist on a BACP approved or accredited course, supervision is where you reflect on your client work, notice where you're getting stuck, and build the confidence and self-awareness to practice well and ethically.

​I am an Integrative Relational therapist, supervisor and tutor.  I've been supporting trainee counsellors and psychotherapists since 2019, across undergraduate, graduate and post graduate training courses in Leeds, York and London.  I currently teach trainee counsellors alongside my clinical work.  I hold a BPS approved certificate in Clinical Supervision Skills and attend my own regular clinical supervision in line with BACP guidelines so the guidance I provide is grounded in current practice and contemporary research

In supervision, you'll have the space to reflect honestly on your client work, talk through what's going well and what isn't and draw on the experiences of someone who's been where you are.  It's support for you as a practitioner and as a person - because your fitness to practice depends on both.

My philosophy is to provide a learning environment where it is it safe for you to make mistakes and explore your practice without fear of judgement.  I take a collaborative, relational approach aimed at raising autonomy and confidence in self-evaluation.

I practice trauma and social justice informed Integrative Relational Therapy. My therapeutic framework integrates Humanistic and Psychodynamic self-with-other theories.

I have a special interest in complex trauma resulting from adverse relational experiences and social inequality. I have extensive experience of working with relational abuse and trauma, sub-optimal attachment, social exclusion, loss and bereavement, isolation, shame, anxiety, depression, oppression, prejudice, disempowerment, exploitation and stigma.

I am a passionate advocate of counselling for improving wellbeing & have a keen interest in social justice. I was heavily involved in campaigning for parity of esteem for mental health and worked with BACP and bereaved families to raise awareness of the mental health impacts of bereavement, loss & grief arising from the COVID19 pandemic. In January 2022 I was recognised by The Lancet for contributing to raising the profile of women in the public sphere of science & public health during the pandemic.

As a counselling and psychotherapy tutor I constantly update my skills and knowledge of the profession and keep abreast of developments and contemporary thinking in addition to my underpinning in traditional psychotherapy models and approaches.

As your supervisor it is my job to help you realise your potential, foster your self-belief and develop your internal supervisor.  I offer a supportive environment to explore your counselling practice, coupled with healthy challenge focussed on raising self-awareness, integrity and accountability.

I am a highly ethical practitioner and will always keep both your and your clients' safety and wellbeing at the heart of our work together.

I offer a one-hour introductory session at a reduced fee of £30.  The purpose of that session is for you to decide if you would like to work with me and for me to assess if I have the right skills and experience to supervise you.

It is important that you come to that first session well prepared, having thought carefully about what you need from a training supervisor so you can decide if I can provide it.

Ongoing supervision is £60 per hour

This is what some of my students and supervisees say about working with me:

"Kathryn's experience with clients and in education is wide-ranging and she is incredibly generous with her support. She is excellent at suggesting areas for development which was invaluable in supplementing my course learning. I feel privileged to have her alongside me in my role."

​"I learnt so much from Kathryn.  More than anything she taught me how to be a person and then a practitioner and gave me the trust and encouragement I needed to believe in that person."

​"I can't imagine anyone showing up more wholeheartedly.  I have been changed for good by being with Kathryn."

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"Kathryn showed me the power of being human.  She embodies her relational approach so beautifully and consistently.  I will carry her kindness, assertiveness and commitment to hope with me."

Currently taking on new clients.  Practice hours 9-5.30 Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Trauma-informed therapist with over 10 years experience.  In-person in Leeds or online anywhere in the UK.

Do you feel overwhelmed, stuck, on edge, like your walking on eggshells, hanging by a thread or carrying more than you can name?  I can help.

Maybe you're exhausted from managing everyone else's needs and unsure where your own begin.  Or perhaps the thought of conflict makes your stomach drop, so you say yes when you mean no, or stay quiet when something matters to you.  Maybe you can see the problem clearly on other people's lives but can't quite locate it in your own.

You might tell yourself it isn't bad enough to bring to therapy.  That someone else needs the appointment more than you do.  That you should be able to handle this on your own by now.

No-one taught you how to recognise what you need, or how to ask for it without guilt.  That isn't a flaw in you, it's a pattern you learned a long time ago, for good reason.  And patterns can be changed.

Whatever your reasons for seeking counselling, I offer a safe space to talk without barriers, will listen without judgement and help you make sense of things to find a way forward.

I've helped many clients of all ages and backgrounds overcome limiting beliefs and painful experiences to make positive change.

​​I offer unlimited counselling and psychotherapy to adults navigating a wide range of experiences, including:

complex family and relationship dynamics,

parental separation and divorce,

childhood abandonment and neglect,

volatile and violent family environment,

emotional, physical and sexual abuse,

relationship communication problems and infidelity,

bereavement, loss and grief,

supporting loved ones with eating disorders,

living with undiagnosed autism and ADHD

stress, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, anger and feeling stuck.

I do not work with couples or Covid19 bereavement.

I run my private therapy practice from an air conditioned, soundproofed office in a quiet business centre.  I offer face to face counselling in Leeds and online anywhere in the UK.

I work relationally.  I believe people find real power and wellbeing from connection with others in healthy, respectful relationships. My practice philosophy is to provide an experience of relationship where it is safe for you to explore your feelings and heal from distress.

​After an initial meeting to get a feel for whether we're a good match, I will work with you to understand your reasons for coming to counselling and establish what you hope to achieve. I offer unlimited counselling and suggest clients attend a minimum of six sessions with a review to consider whether longer term work is appropriate.

​Whilst my philosophy remains constant, the counselling experience with each client is as unique as they are. As an integrative therapist I draw from a variety of therapeutic models as appropriate to meet each client’s individual needs.

​Above all, I aim to listen without judgement, to enable you to feel heard and understood. I don’t claim to hold all the answers but am fully committed to helping you find your own. I offer unconditional acceptance and patient support while you explore your feelings, determine a way forward or make positive change, if that's what you desire.

I am passionate about therapy and what it can do for people.  Alongside my therapy practice I teach and supervise trainee counsellors and psychotherapists.  

I worked closely with BACP to raise awareness of the benefits of counselling and psychotherapy during the COVID19 Pandemic and sat on the Lived Experience Advisory Forum to the National Bereavement Commission. In January 2022 I was recognised by The Lancet for my contribution to raising the profile of women in the field of science and public health during that time

During our first session you will have the opportunity to tell me what has brought you to therapy and what you hope to gain from it.  I will explain the process in more detail, answer any questions you may have and tell you more about how I work.

Primarily, the initial session is an opportunity for you to get a feel for whether you'd like to work with me and for me to assess whether I have the appropriate skills and experience to help you.

I charge £45 for initial consultations and £65 per session thereafter.