Counsellor profile
Catherine Garbutt, NCPS
United Kingdom
NCPS counsellor - Stress and relationships
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- Credentials
- NCPS
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS22-01574
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- ACT
- CBT
- Attachment work
About Catherine
Catherine Garbutt is an NCPS counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practice. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency among other concerns.
She writes plainly in sessions and treats the person as the expert in their own life. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on practical steps to manage thoughts, feelings and behaviours. She aims to help people build coping strategies and strengthen confidence so they can make decisions that suit them.
Catherine uses several therapeutic approaches depending on the issue and the person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take manageable action, and on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment-based ideas also inform work around relationships and intimacy.
Sessions are collaborative. Catherine describes the work as practical and effortful: both therapist and client contribute to progress. She does not promise quick fixes, and she frames setbacks as part of learning rather than failure.
Her background includes supporting people with addiction, neurodivergent and neurotypical clients, parenting concerns, career matters, chronic illness, and codependency. She also has experience with grief, somatic and health-related worries, and communication problems.
To begin, prospective clients are asked to use the site matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and a subscription model is used, which can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name their values and take small, meaningful steps even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. It can help with anxiety, motivation and patterns such as people-pleasing.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviour; sessions include practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking. This approach is often used for stress, depression and anxiety.
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how past relationship patterns shape current connections and intimacy. It can help people understand why they repeat certain relational behaviours and offer new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each client to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That choice can change as progress is made and as new issues come up.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work easier to fit into a busy life, for example by saving travel time, making it simpler to keep a short check-in between commitments, or avoiding the need to be on camera when bandwidth is low. Registered or accredited professionals can often adapt exercises and homework to suit remote sessions, and the practical focus of ACT and CBT works well in this setting.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundary problems?
Yes. She lists codependency, relationship and communication problems among her focus areas and helps clients work on setting boundaries and reducing people-pleasing.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works in a straightforward, collaborative way and treats the client as the expert in their story. Sessions focus on practical strategies and decisions rather than abstract theory.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction and related issues.
What qualification does she hold and where is she based?
She holds NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.