Kathryn Maddy-Powell, BACP
Kathryn Maddy-Powell is a counsellor with seven years' practice across paid and voluntary roles.
About Kathryn
Kathryn Maddy-Powell is a counsellor with seven years' practice across paid and voluntary roles. She supports people through serious life changes, grief and trauma, and offers a calm, non-judgemental approach that helps clients feel heard. Kathryn holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as her credential.
She often works with people facing bereavement, including deaths by suicide or dementia, and those coping with traumatic events and loss. Kathryn also helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and self-esteem struggles.
Background and approach
Her work includes supporting those affected by separation from children and the complex feelings that follow. Kathryn uses an integrative style that draws on methods chosen to suit each person. She combines client-centred listening with psychodynamic reflection and practical cognitive behavioural techniques.
Solution-focused ideas help when people want short-term, goal-directed sessions. Sessions aim to create space for honest conversation and to build understanding of patterns that cause distress. Kathryn pays attention to both what is said and what is left unspoken, and she adapts her approach as needs change.
Practical tools and reflective conversation are balanced depending on the issue. People come to her for help with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related difficulties, and the emotional impact of chronic illness. She also works with work-related stress and career concerns.
Her practice is based in the United Kingdom and she conducts sessions in English.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 379048 | December 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 Kathryn works with
Everything Kathryn lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kathryn lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on connecting thoughts, feelings and actions and teaching practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress and some addictive behaviours where practical steps can make daily life easier.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kathryn will discuss goals and preferences and agree together which methods to use. This collaborative process means the plan can change as problems become clearer or priorities shift.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different routines and needs. Video is helpful for longer talks and face-to-face connection, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make therapy more flexible around work, caregiving and travel commitments, and let people keep continuity of sessions even when life is busy.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Kathryn support?
She helps people with grief, trauma and loss, stress and anxiety, depression and addictions. Additional areas include relationship or intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD difficulties and chronic illness impacts.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm and non-judgemental, focusing on listening and building trust. She adapts methods to each person, mixing reflective work with practical strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years' experience working in both paid and voluntary roles supporting people through serious life events. That time includes work around bereavement, trauma and suicide prevention and postvention.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practises in the United Kingdom and lists BACP as her credential. The BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. These formats allow flexible ways to talk without needing to travel.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription model. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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