Catherine Noy, ACA

Catherine Noy is an ACA counsellor with 17 years of professional experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns and helps people facing intimacy issues, parenting stress, self-esteem problems, anxiety and addiction. Catherine aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion as they take the first steps toward change.

Catherine adapts conversations and plans to suit each person's needs. She uses approaches drawn from attachment work, emotionally-focused methods and cognitive strategies to help people make sense of difficult feelings and change unhelpful patterns. Sessions are practical and conversational rather than full of jargon.

Her background includes long-term work with people navigating grief, trauma, depression and bipolar challenges. She also supports those coping with career strain, compassion fatigue and life transitions that can affect relationships and wellbeing. Catherine pays particular attention to attachment and blended family dynamics when they are relevant.

Catherine combines client-centred listening with tools from the Gottman Method and narrative ideas when useful. This mix helps people understand their stories, shift interactions and build clearer goals for change. She aims for straightforward, achievable steps rather than overwhelming plans.

People who come to Catherine often want help improving communication, managing emotions and rebuilding trust. She works alongside clients to set realistic goals and track progress over time. The focus is on practical support that fits daily life and relationships.

How Catherine's approaches work in online counselling

Catherine draws from attachment-based therapy and emotionally-focused therapy to help people understand bond patterns and deepen emotional connection. Attachment work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions, which is useful for relationship and intimacy concerns. Emotionally-focused work helps name and work through strong feelings so interactions become clearer and less reactive.

She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small changes that shift feelings and behaviour. CBT-style steps can help with anxiety, sleep, motivation and low mood by breaking big problems into manageable tasks. Choosing the right approach is part of the work; Catherine collaborates with each person to find what fits their goals and preferences.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer to speak without being on camera or who need more flexible scheduling. Catherine will discuss practical arrangements and help match the method and format to your needs.