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I am a fully trained, qualified and insured counsellor. Face to face counselling offered within Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire.

On line or telephone counselling offered nationwide. You may be looking for a Counsellor because you have noticed you are feeling anxious, down or depressed. You may have experienced a bereavement which you are struggling to come to terms with or you are facing a dilemma in your personal life and you don't know where to turn. May be you are looking for someone to talk to and be heard without any judgement. If any of this sounds familiar I can help. Talking to someone and being heard can be a very powerful experience and this is something I provide for you. I work with individuals aged 13 years and over on a variety of issues. I am experienced of working with people who have suffered bereavement or a loss as well as with other problems that may be having an impact on your mental health. My aim is to give my clients the choice as to how we work together. I offer face to face, on line or telephone counselling to give you the choice that is best for you. The first step is to make contact with me and I will arrange a telephone appointment with you where you can explore with me the type of help I can provide.

10/09/2025

Self-care can be so confusing. We hear about the power of self care and how it can help us - but sometimes we don’t know where to start.

Self care is as simple as it means - looking after ourselves.

If we think of ourselves like a battery - we have a lot of output every week and we need to balance it out by putting things in that help us. That could be spending time with family or friends, switching off for the evening, having a lovely bath, meditation, journalling or having a walk outside. All great things that balance it and make sure we are charging our batteries to enable us to do life. You probably already do some of these things without realising it.

Sometimes life chucks stuff at us that brings out some complicated emotions. We find our usual ways of charging our batteries just isn’t working as well. At this point we might have to look at some other ways to help us look after ourselves.

These things might feel more difficult to achieve but will be the most help.

It might look like having to resolve some conflict, putting in place some boundaries, putting your needs first or asking for some help or support. We may not be able to do it on our own. These all count as self care.

So where are you right now with your self-care? May be we just need to up the weekly things we do - set aside some time for us to do what we want to do. But may be you need something a little bit extra.

If you would like to find out more please do drop me a message 📧💬📞

❤️

08/09/2025

Grief is a complicated mix of feelings we go through whenever we experience a loss of some kind.

When we think of grief we usually link it to the process we go through when someone we know dies. This is usually the most understood grief someone can go through.

But there are so many other reasons we can experience grief. It’s the emotional process we go through when we experience loss of any kind.

This might be someone who has died, or a pet we have lost or a version of ourselves we have not got anymore. It might be linked to a possession, a job or even a sense of being.

Basically any change in our life can bring on a sense of grief.

Grief is different for everyone. So the feelings you experience will be linked to the reason it’s hitting you.

Counselling is a place that can help you with your grief.

Get in touch for more information.

04/09/2025

At the weekend I was reading an article that said 45% of girls aged 16-17 and 39% of boys will sometimes miss school due to anxiety. Initially I was really shocked by how high those figures were. But then I paused and realised that had been me at that age. I missed school due to tummy aches, headaches and general aches which would disappear once I had been told I didn’t need to go in that day.

For parents/caregivers it can be so hard to watch our children struggle in their day to day lives. We just want to help them and watching them struggle can impact our own mental health.

It’s really important to get emotional support during these times. So if you have friends or family you can talk to - let them know how it’s going for you. If that’s not an option there are always other places you can turn to. Counselling is one of these. It can give you space to process the challenging feelings you are having and enable you to provide the support where it’s needed most.

28/08/2025

The smoke alarm going off without a fire is a really good example of how anxiety can hit us and why it keeps coming back

Fingers crossed there will not be an alarm tonight!

27/08/2025

Safety should absolutely be the number priority in the counselling room.

The success of the counselling is rooted in the relationship built between client and counsellor. That relationship will build based on how safe a client feels in the counselling room.

I ensure the safety of clients through ensuring my training and knowledge is up to date. I only work within topics and issues I am competent in.

Maintaining the relationship with specified boundaries such as limiting the contact we have m, time boundaries and maintaining a professional relationship are so important. I will conduct safeguarding checks with all my clients to check in to see if there is anything I need to know.

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19/08/2025

There are so many thoughts and emotions we keep to ourselves. Not wanting to share them because we might be worried about how others will react to them. We might be scared that we will be judged. So these thoughts and feelings stay stuck in our heads and bodies - swirling around. Being able to share all this stuff though in a safe place with someone who will give you empathy and non judgement can lead us to the best places.

That might sound a little bit scary. The thought of sharing all those thoughts and emotions you have never shared before. It’s not expected to happen and it can really only happen when there is trust which can take some time. So there’s no pressure.

Sharing helps us to see that we are normal and to get validation and understanding.

If you would like to know more please drop me a line.

13/08/2025

Counselling can be delivered in so many different ways now and that is the best news for you. This means you can access the help and support you need in a way that works for you.

You may prefer sitting with your counsellor face to face or the flexibility of working on line. Or may be you would like the non direct telephone method. There is no right or wrong way to do this.

The important thing is that your counsellor knows the importance of you taking that step to speak to someone.

If you would like to know more please do get in touch.

11/08/2025

When we are struggling with our mental health we normally find we don’t think very highly of ourselves. Loving ourselves feels a bit icky and a push far too far.

Counselling can help us get to know and understand ourselves more. With this knowledge we often find out we are pretty damn likeable.

If you would like to find out what this could look like drop me a line.

08/08/2025

The way we describe ourselves as a people pleaser always tends to come across as an insult. It’s always said in such a derisory tone - which I actually find quite sad to hear.

There are usually many reasons why we find ourselves on the people pleasing path. This could be related to things in the past or stuff happening right now.

Once we have worked out that we do put other people’s needs above our own - it’s about working out what we do with this information.

The most important question - do we think it’s causing a problem?

If the answer is yes the next step is to work out what you need in this situation. Doing that on our own can be really difficult and that’s where a counsellor can come in.

We can talk to together and I can be with you whilst you are working out what you need to. From there it’s up to you - change or not.

If you would like more information drop me a dm

06/08/2025

So what’s in your self worth bucket? What’s the stuff that helps you to feel good about yourself.

It might be to do with family friends or achieving goals you set yourself. May be it’s about how you feel when you look in the mirror or things you have managed to buy. Or may be it’s about managing to live by the rules you set for yourself.

We are all a bit different when it comes to this sort of stuff. But where us humans do seem to be similar is not quite getting the balance right.

The energy we put into celebrating our wins and actually feeling good about ourselves is nowhere near the energy we put in when we seem we get it wrong. That doesn’t seem fair.

To today why not celebrate your wins and actually allow your self worth to grow - see how it feels

30/07/2025

Decision anxiety. That horrible feeling we get when we know we have to make a decision of choice. From the simplest thing of what to wear for the day or what to choose on a menu to the big stuff around relationships and careers. This anxiety is really hard and can make us frozen and unable to make any choices.

There will always be reasons why this is a struggle.

May be you have been criticised in the past for your choices, or you worry about not meeting your own high standards. Or may be you worry about missing out on a happier life if you make the wrong choice. Or may be there is just too much out there to know what you want.

Talking can help us become clearer on our choices. We can challenge our views of failure. We can build trust in ourselves and we can start to hear our own internal voice rather than everyone else’s.

If you would like to know more please get in touch

28/07/2025

No pretending to be happy, no squashing down that anger or disappointment or having to joke away to deflect how you really think.

In the counselling room all feelings and emotions are welcome. It’s a place where you can just be.

We are here for it all. In fact we want them all. Having to deny our emotions or how we feel on a long term basis can really have an impact on our mental health.

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Oundle

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+447753862817

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http://www.katiebcounselling.co.uk/

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