Katie Shaw, BACP

Katie Shaw is a counsellor with more than 22 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Katie is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

She uses an integrative approach, drawing on person-centred, cognitive behavioural and solution-focused ideas. Sessions are shaped around what the client wants to address and how they prefer to work. Katie keeps the tone warm and non-judgemental and aims to help people understand their feelings and make practical choices.

Katie has worked in a range of settings since qualifying in 2003, including school counselling for secondary and sixth form students and staff. That mix of experience informs how she helps people with things like relationship difficulties, caregiver stress, bereavement, body image and issues around ageing.

In sessions she focuses on helping people build confidence and cope more effectively. Conversations may include noticing patterns, trying small experiments between meetings, and using straightforward strategies to manage anxiety or low mood. The emphasis is on what works for the individual.

People are invited to set the pace and goals. Katie adapts methods to suit each person’s needs and priorities. For those supporting others, she can help explore the stress and emotional burden that often comes with caring roles.

How Katie’s approaches work in online therapy

Person-centred work focuses on listening and understanding. It helps people feel heard and respected, and can be useful when someone needs to make sense of difficult feelings or decisions.

Cognitive behavioural ideas look at unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Sessions often involve noticing those patterns and trying small practical steps to change how someone thinks or behaves, which can reduce anxiety and low mood.

Solution-focused techniques concentrate on the client’s goals and what is already working. This approach is goal-directed and can help people find quick, manageable changes to improve day-to-day life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will talk together about what feels most helpful and try different ways of working until they find a good fit. That collaborative process helps shape goals and the methods used.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and removing travel time, which can make it easier to attend regularly. Online sessions can also allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, please confirm the available options before booking to ensure they match your needs.