Cathy Hadley, BACP

Cathy Hadley is a UK-registered therapist with 11 years of professional experience and membership of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has worked extensively with people facing stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, low mood and depression, trauma and abuse, and issues with self-esteem and confidence. Her practice also covers a wide range of other concerns including grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and blended family matters, anger and career challenges, ADHD, and support for LGBT clients.

Cathy takes an attentive, respectful approach that prioritizes sensitivity and compassion. She creates a supportive space where thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgment and collaborates with each person to tailor a plan specific to their circumstances and goals. Her additional focus includes work around abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, domestic violence, and related life transitions.

Practical flexibility is part of her offering - Cathy aims to accommodate schedules and can add time slots where possible to make therapy accessible. Acknowledging that beginning therapy takes courage, she affirms the significance of taking those first steps and supports people through the initial stages of change.

How Cathy Combines Therapeutic Approaches with Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape patterns of connection and trust. It helps people understand how past attachment experiences influence current relationship dynamics and can be useful for concerns like abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and attachment difficulties.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, non-directive stance where the therapist offers empathy and validation to help the person explore their feelings and find their own solutions. This approach supports self-esteem, confidence, and coping with life changes by centering the client’s experience.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, structured method that looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is often used to address anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful thinking patterns by developing strategies to change responses and build new skills.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Cathy collaborates with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access support from different locations while working with registered professionals and therapists.