Catherine Thomson

My hours are Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm

Hello, I am qualified to work with Children, Adolescents, Adults as well as Couples and Families.

In our first session I think it would be nice for you to talk to me about what is going on for you and the goals you would like to set for your therapy. 

My sessions are client led but I do work solution focused and adapt the counselling sessions to your needs and requirements.

I only have two goals with my clients:

1) is that I help you to come to a place of understanding and acceptance for what is going on for you; and  

2) two help you to manage and cope with your emotions, behaviours and thoughts.

This is because the only thing we can control in life is our own emotions, behaviours and thoughts we cannot control what others think, say or do.

When we can accept ourselves we can accept others.

I would like to let you know that since 2021 I have been working with children and adults with the following presenting concerns: changes in family dynamics; bereavement or other loss such as work, home etc; Illness, accident or trauma, depression, anxiety, worries or stress about the past, the present or the future; Isolation, loneliness or difficulties in a social setting, bullying, body image and more.

I am a Person Centred Counsellor who uses creative and solution focused tools to work with my clients.  Which means depending on how you are as a person will inform the tools that I use for example I work with sand tray therapy, Russian dolls, letter writing, vision boards, mindfulness, psychoeducation, narrative and play therapy and more.

I offer my clients tools and techniques to assist them with their thought process nothing is cast in stone and if you do not like my suggestions then that is ok, I adapt to your needs.

There are forms to complete, which I do send to you ahead of the meeting to save time and we then just go over them.

Then in our first session we will discuss what is going on for you and the goals you would like to set for your therapy. 

I use creative and solution focused techniques, where appropriate, to explore the issues you bring into the counselling room.

I have worked with variety of clients dealing with anxiety, bereavement, bullying, emotional conflicts, life & work-related stress and more.

I offer a non-judgemental, caring safe space to work on what is important to you. My purpose and passion is to support you in reaching emotional freedom from your past, present or future concerns.

Counselling provides the platform, our relationship is the key but, ultimately it is you that will do the work and I will be with you every step of the way. 

I understand that it can be difficult to choose a counsellor and therefore I offer a free telephone consultation where we can establish if we can work with each other or not.  There is not commitment by giving me a call and having a chat.

Plus, I may be able to offer you a reduced fee if you are a key worker, on a low income, unemployed or a student.

In your first session with me there will be a contract we will need to go over, please rest assured you are not tied into counselling for a set amount of session.  You can have as many as you need.