“Katharine was a constant secure base throughout three years of upheaval and instability. She always knew when to be gentle and when to push me to guide my self-exploration. I carry my therapy with Katharine everywhere with me and am very grateful for our time together” H
“ As a young couple (mid 20’s) we were nervous starting therapeutic work for the first time. With Katharine, we had absolutely no need to be! Katharine treated us with so much patience and respect, making space for us to learn to communicate more effectively with each other.
Katharine was wonderfully attentive and supportive when we needed it, but also asked us the right questions and pushed us to explore the issues that were really bothering us.
To anyone considering therapeutic work, we cannot recommend it enough (even if you are a young couple like us). The work we did with Katharine has set us up for a healthier and happier life together and we are so excited for the future! “ K&D
“It took a lot to get my partner to join me for couples therapy, so it was important to get it right from the start. Katharine provided a comfortable space where we were able to share our concerns without fear or judgement. She was able to gently probe into our childhoods to better understand what was driving our behaviours and create an atmosphere where we could comfort some of our biggest fears with one another. We leave far stronger as a couple and able to communicate far more effectively with each other. Thanks for everything Katharine! ” L&S
“I came to Katharine because I wanted her to fix me. I felt that I wasn’t where I wanted to be in life, and I needed to be a better person in every way I could – personally and professionally. Katharine has managed the tiny miracle of making me realise that I am good enough just the way I am. She stuck with me through thick and thin when things got particularly difficult, and had the empathy and professionalism to suggest another type of therapy when she wasn’t certain she could help me anymore. Little by little, however, our work together allowed me to progress in the right direction. For the very first time in years, I can genuinely say that I have found peace. I am the happiest I have ever been! And in the brief moments I feel anxiety creeping up again, I remember Katharine’s words about the temporality of emotions, and I find the energy to pick myself back up again. I could not be more grateful for our year-long therapy, of which I am to this day feeling the long-lasting benefits.” A
It takes a certain set of skills and a particular awareness of the mental processes at work to investigate the relationship between two people, whether same sex or opposite sexes. In addition, it takes a certain degree of specialist training to be able to manage the three people in the room (therapist and couple). I have trained for 4 years, 3 of those being specifically with couple relationships as my focus. Although I also work with individuals on their relationship problems it is this very specific training that helps me understand and deal with relationship problems more fully than someone who has completed a general counselling or psychotherapy training.