- Calm non-judgemental presence
- Integrative therapeutic approach
- Support for complex loss
About Kathryn
Kathryn Maddy-Powell is an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist with seven years of direct practice in paid and voluntary roles. She supports people through difficult life events such as grief, loss and trauma. Kathryn is known for a calm, non-judgemental presence and for attending closely to both what is said and what is left unsaid.
She often helps people who are coping with bereavement, including suicide bereavement and dementia-related loss. Her work has included supporting women and partners after the permanent removal of a child, and involvement in suicide prevention and postvention. She also supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and complex trauma.
Kathryn uses an integrative style and draws from several therapeutic views to suit the person in front of her. That can mean focusing on the relationship in the room, looking at patterns from the past, using structured techniques to shift thinking, or exploring meaning and choice.
Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs and goals. Kathryn aims to build trust and a comfortable space where practical steps and personal reflection can happen together. She pays attention to emotion and to life context when helping people to move forward.
She holds BACP as a listed credential and practises in the United Kingdom. If you would like to explore whether her way of working fits you, use the site process to begin the initial match and scheduling steps.
How Kathryn’s approaches can work online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre of the work and focuses on empathy and acceptance to help people feel heard and understood; this can be useful for grief, low mood and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms and to build coping skills. Psychodynamic and existential ideas help people explore past patterns, attachment themes and what gives life meaning, which can be useful when facing complex trauma or ongoing emotional difficulties.Finding the right approach is often part of the early work together. Kathryn works collaboratively to identify goals and to test which methods suit a person’s needs, adjusting the balance of practical technique and deeper exploration as therapy progresses.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so work or caregiving commitments are easier to manage. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists who practise integratively, can adapt the same therapeutic approaches used in person to online work when the format matches a person’s circumstances.
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Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Listed on profile
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Kathryn help with?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, bereavement, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, codependency and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative, person-centred approach with elements of psychodynamic, existential, cognitive behavioural and solution-focused work depending on what suits the person.
What is her professional background?
Kathryn has seven years of practice in both paid and voluntary roles, including work in suicide prevention, postvention and supporting people after the permanent removal of a child.
Where is Kathryn based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and lists BACP as a credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking through the site matching and scheduling process.
How are fees and starting therapy handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.