welcome to katie b
A safe space to explore, heal and grow
There will be lots of different reasons you are thinking about seeing a counsellor. Maybe you are experiencing anxiety, depression, a relationship conflict or grief. You might be struggling with difficult emotions, a lack of confidence or struggling to make changes in your life.
What I Do
Helping you find calmness and clarity
Counselling will enable you to unravel your feelings, identify your own needs or help you with any difficult decisions you are currently facing.
Face to Face Counselling
Online Counselling
Telephone Counselling
About Me
introduction katie b counselling
Looking for a counsellor is hard and I know how important it is to find the right person who you will feel comfortable with.
I am an experienced counsellor who has worked with charities such as MIND and also in my own private practice. I see clients every day who are having struggles in their lives. I also had my own struggles with anxiety which counselling helped me with. All of my experiences enable me to understand how counselling can and will help people when they are struggling.
My main priority when working with you is keeping you safe. Therefore, being qualified and working ethically is incredibly important to me. I also ensure I continue to train in different areas to keep my knowledge fully up to date and relevant to my client work.
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Why Counselling?
Why would counselling help?
Research shows that talking therapy can help when we are struggling with our mental health. Being heard and understood is so important to us all.
Anxiety & Panic Attacks
Counselling can help us live without anxiety being so present in our lives
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Depression
Counselling helps us to understand why we might be struggling with depression and understand our emotions more
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Bereavement & Grief
Counselling can help to process the loss and allow all those difficult feelings to surface
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Male Mental Health
Counselling provides a space without any expectations for men to talk about things they are finding difficult to deal with
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Relationship Conflicts
Counselling can help to get to the root of the conflict and understand what our needs are
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Uncomfortable feelings
Counselling can help us to understand our emotions and why they feel so difficult right now.
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FAQ's
Frequently Asked Questions
Just a selection of answers to the questions you might have.
Basically, you talk, I listen and talk as well. This is a fully collaborative process. That probably doesn’t answer your question fully and I know this lack of knowing can be worrying. However, when we have our initial chat, I will be able to expand further about this.
Absolutely yes. I work in all formats and see the same results. Being able to offer others way of having counselling gives you the opportunity to choose the best way for you.
Our relationship is key and if it isn’t working for you, I totally get it. The important thing is to ensure you get the support you need right now. So, I may be able to help you by referring you to other counsellors who may be a better fit for you.
No. The work we do is confidential. I do have some legal requirements which I will explain if you choose to work with me.
My Blog
latest Blogs &news
Menopause means the loss of periods.. but I didn’t know I’d stop recognising myself Does that sound dramatic? Honestly though, it’s exactly how I felt.
We’re midway through January now, and I know many of you will have started the year with a whole host of resolutions, goals, or intentions you wanted to achieve.
This week is Anti-Bullying week (10 – 14 November 2025). The theme this year is ‘Power for Good”. This is a reminder of the power we hold to speak up and raise awareness when we see bullying.
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It is a very small hill this one. But if I have been out for a long walk the day before, or on my way back after a long walk or just tired from other stuff in life - even this gentle incline can really feel like hard work.
And that’s what life is like really. It can chuck stuff at us - some big and some small. Sometimes even the smallest thing can feel massive. We might wonder why it feels so bloody hard but of course there will be so many reasons.
How we experience things will really depend on our own perspective.
Remind yourself, even if the thing is small it’s likely there will be some really important reasons why it feels massive.
And don’t forget to look back when you reach the top to remind yourself of how far you have come.
#mountains #hillstoclimb #challenges #mentalhealth #lifeishard
Oct 16
When you sit and think about it there aren’t many places where you can talk freely. Say things that you have never been able to say before - things you have done, are doing, felt or thought.
Around us we are often surrounded by people who might expect or need us to be a certain way. We might worry about judgements from others, fearful of how they might react to those things in our head. Maybe they will reject us or be angry with us or disappointed.
So we keep it all in our heads - swirling round and round. Bringing up difficult reactions and feelings. It can sometimes make us feel like we are going crazy.
So to find a space where you can talk about all that stuff is golden and a little bit magical.
Your counsellor won’t need you to be a certain way. They won’t judge you for what you talk about. It’s just a space for you to be and process all this difficult stuff.
If you wonder what a bit of that would feel like - get in touch. Counselling might be the very space you need.
#counselling #space #nojudgement #free #talking
Oct 14
It really is interesting how we separate physical and mental health. Sometimes we don’t just separate it - sometimes we ignore both of them completely.
But they are both equally as important. Because they can each impact the other. If our physical health isn’t great our mental health can struggle. If our mental health isn’t great it can give us really bad physical symptoms.
They both need looking after.
That’s all!
#pysicalhealth #mentalhealth #lookafteryourself #selfcarematters #therapy
Oct 12
World Mental Health Day has rolled around again.
And actually every day should be World Mental Health Day - we should be able to talk about our mental health every day. Because talking about mental health is what breaks those stereotypes down. Any one of us can struggle with our mental health at any point.
The world can feel pretty crappy sometimes and the support available for mental health is not perfect by any stretch. More needs to be done.
Mental health struggles & diagnosis are on the rise. We need to make mental health a hot topic that is talked about more.
So today just for a second check in with yourself. Are you ok? Is there anything that needs a bit of attention?
#mentalhealthday #mentalhealth #talkaboutit #mentalhealthawareness #foodporn
Oct 10
Mental health awareness day on Saturday. There will be a ton of posts about how important your mental health is.
You might be sat at home struggling with some stuff - anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship difficulties or not feeling yourself. You might think now is the time to get some support.
I just wanted to let you know that us counsellors and therapists never take that stuff for granted. We know what a massive huge step it is. So we will make sure your ask for help is treated with the absolute care and respect it deserves. We will not assume how you are feeling.
So if you are thinking is now the time - reach out - you never know where it might take you.
#askforhelp #mentalhealthawareness #support #respect #therapy
Oct 8
It can feel really uncomfortable getting a compliment can’t it? So many of us just don’t know what to say - so often we laugh it off or tell them why they are so wrong.
There can be many different reasons why it feels wrong and your reason will be personal to you. Maybe your self worth won’t let you believe it, or you don’t trust it or maybe you are just very British.
How do you find taking a compliment? If it’s uncomfortable maybe take a second to have a little reflect. It might give you a bit of a clue about how you feel about yourself.
#compliment #notallthat #itsnottrue #mentalhealth #selfworth
Oct 7
Self-care can get confusing or is it just me?
Connect with people or have some space
Rest or do something spontaneous
Make decisions for yourself or let your husband do it for you!
The point about self-care I suppose is checking in with what you need depending on how you feel.
This weekend I needed peace, quiet and rest. Turned out I absolutely needed it because my immune system decided to tell me it had enough by rewarding me with a cold.
How easy do you find checking in with what you need the most?
#selfcare #itsdiffficult #quiet #socialbattery #mentalhealth
Oct 5
Bet you weren’t expecting something so ordinary!
But nothing to worry about here.
Just an ordinary room where extra-ordinary people give me the absolute privilege of sitting beside them.
Drop me a message if you would like to know more about counselling with me.
#therapy #counselling #normalstuff #nothingweirdhere #help
Oct 3
This week I have focused on being able to recognise and address our own needs. It’s really, really important because it starts to show how much we value ourselves and that can only ever have a positive impact on our mental health.
So my final little reminder is that once we know what we need - we do actually need to let people know.
It can be really frustrating and sad to realise that you do everything for everyone else because you notice what they need. But unfortunately not everyone has your special skill. They actually need you to tell them what you need.
It’s not that they don’t care or because you are too much or are needing the impossible. They just need to know because they probably don’t know.
So letting them know that..
You need some help around the house
Someone to talk to and not someone to fix
A hug
Some space
Someone to tell you that you don’t have to keep juggling everything
People can’t help if they don’t know you need something. They may have got a bit too used to you always doing it on your own and coping. So they just need a reminder that isn’t the case.
It will feel uncomfortable and like a massive risk but eventually it will feel easier and could make the world of difference.
#needs #help #tellthem #selfcare #mentalhealth
Oct 2
I seemed to blink and miss September. It was here one minute and gone the next.
So here we are in October. The month of Halloween. When I was a kid Halloween wasn’t quite the deal it is today. Bit of trick or treating and trying to avoid getting covered in flour and water.
I hate horror films (always have) and have extreme memories of the ghost train so Halloween is just not for me.
This month I will instead be focusing on the beauty of autumn, cardigans and seeing how long we can keep the central heating off for!
What’s your plans?
#october #halloween #newmonth #autumn #colours
Oct 1
Continuing my theme this week on noticing your own needs - today I have focused on how you can start to meet your needs.
The first thing is probably to ask yourself if you believe that your needs are just as important as everyone else. The answer to this question is really really important. Because if the answer is no - that is the bit needing attention first. Because if you don’t think your needs are as important you will never be able to prioritise them.
Next it’s time for the good old self awareness. Start noticing how many times you don’t meet your own needs. Don’t change anything - just notice. What does it feel like? It’s a hard space to be but it’s the time you can really connect to yourself.
Lastly start with small things. It doesn’t have to be grand. The small steps sometimes lead to the biggest and best ones.
What could you do today?
Let me know below.
#needs #youmatter #selfcare #nextsteps #mentalhealth
Sep 30
A lovely saying I perhaps say on repeat:
Your own needs are just as important as everyone else.
But it’s difficult sometimes to recognise what that may look like because they often count as stuff we like to do because we are nice.
You know, being flexible about what you want, being polite by apologising, being giving etc etc.
But over time these things can built up to be things we just do without even thinking & we might be doing them because we want others to like us and we don’t want to be seen to make a fuss.
But this stuff is actually really important. Each and every time we do this consistently we often ignore our own needs to the point where we seem to forget that we do matter.
Because you absolutely do matter.
What would you add to this list?
#yourneedsmatter #youareimportant #selfcare #youmatter #instagram
Sep 28
