About
Kathryn is an accredited cognitive analytic therapist, is a member of ACAT (Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapy), and was accredited as a CAT practitioner in 2015. Since 2016 she has worked privately, offering CAT to individuals and couples and CAT-informed therapy.
Kathryn has 25 years’ experience working as a mental health social worker, and as an approved mental health professional, with adults who experience severe and enduring mental health issues.
CAT offers a helpful approach to a wide range of emotional difficulties and psychological and psychiatric disorders, particularly with exploring the relational aspects of peoples’ difficulties. Because of her experience in the community mental health teams, and as an approved mental health professional, she is experienced in managing risk and complexity, presenting in more severe presentations of mental health difficulties.
She works with and assesses those with psychiatric diagnoses, eating disorders, depression and anxiety, personality disorders, obsessional disorders, physical health issues that have a psychological component, and medically unexplained symptoms.