Cathleen Brentnall, BACP
Cathleen Brentnall helps people who are feeling stuck, anxious, overwhelmed or unsure how to move forward.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- Parenting issues
- +17 more
About Cathleen
Cathleen Brentnall helps people who are feeling stuck, anxious, overwhelmed or unsure how to move forward. She offers calm, focused conversations where clients can talk through current problems and set practical goals. Cathleen works to make sessions straightforward and useful for everyday life.
Cathleen uses a mix of talking therapies to match what each person needs. She draws on client-centred ideas to follow the person's pace and values, and on cognitive behavioural tools to spot and shift unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
She also uses emotion-focused approaches and EMDR for tackling painful memories when needed. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including relationships, trauma and abuse, parenting worries, self-esteem, career stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports people coping with grief, sleep or eating difficulties, anger, bipolar mood issues and the effects of chronic illness or caregiving strain.
Cathleen is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy member, shown as BACP. She has around 10 years of experience working in mental health and related settings in the United Kingdom. She is able to offer sessions in English and accepts international clients.
Sessions can be arranged by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Appointments are scheduled to fit the therapist's availability and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 395572 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Cathleen works with
Everything Cathleen lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cathleen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a practical method that helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try out new behaviours to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning. For trauma-related distress she may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a therapy that works with traumatic memories to reduce their emotional intensity.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and past experience and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted if something does not fit.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls give face-to-face contact from wherever you are, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text-based messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options provide flexibility so sessions can be arranged around work, caregiving or travel commitments.
Frequently asked
What kinds of issues can be addressed?
Support is offered for relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem, career stress, anxiety and depression, plus related issues such as grief, sleep and eating problems.
What is the therapist's general style?
The approach is practical and person-focused, combining listening with tools to change thinking and behaviour. Sessions aim to set clear, achievable goals and build skills you can use between meetings.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
Cathleen has around 10 years of experience working in mental health and related settings in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does the cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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