Counsellor profile
Natalie Mccarthy, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 4 years of experience
Integrative counsellor using multiple therapeutic approaches
Continue with NatalieAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (389790)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Natalie supplied to BetterHelp.
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- CBT and DBT mix
About Natalie
BACP. 4 years' experience. Natalie Mccarthy is an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist working in the United Kingdom. She combines several counselling approaches to respond to each person's situation and focuses on acceptance and understanding in sessions.
Natalie describes her work as client-centred and adaptable. She aims to recognise each person's individuality rather than placing people into categories. In practice she listens, reflects, and offers challenge when that helps the conversation move forward.
Sessions are intended to let clients talk about the issues that trouble them. Natalie notes she has worked with presentations such as depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief and gender identity concerns. She also lists areas including eating and sleeping problems, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, bipolar and ADHD among her focus areas.
Her method draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, with elements of existential thinking. This mix is used to help people understand patterns, try new coping skills and consider meaningful choices.
Natalie says client feedback describes her as down to earth and patient, with a willingness to challenge difficult topics. Practical steps in sessions can include talking through relationship and communication problems, working on thought patterns linked to mood, and practising emotion regulation skills.
She conducts counselling in English and works from the UK. Before booking it is advisable to confirm the current session formats offered and the subscription arrangements for sessions.
How Natalie integrates therapeutic approaches into online counselling
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. In a few sentences this approach looks at attachment styles and helps people notice how those patterns affect relationships and trust. Client-Centred Therapy places the client's perspective at the centre of sessions; the counsellor listens closely, reflects back what is heard and supports people to make their own decisions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, works on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical techniques for managing anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Natalie will discuss options with each person and decide collaboratively which methods to emphasise, based on needs, goals and preferences. That means the mix of approaches can change as sessions progress.
Confirm the session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family or caring responsibilities and can reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins or phone contact when that suits someone better and reduce the need for camera use if preferred. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to practise the same therapeutic methods they use in person, while helping clients apply skills in everyday life.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she work with?
She lists stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression and addictions among other areas.
What style of counselling does she use?
She practises an integrative approach, drawing on Attachment-Based, Client-Centred, CBT and DBT methods to suit each person.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience in counselling and psychotherapy.
Is she a member of a professional body and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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