KATHARINE COLLINS
Therapy and Therapeutic Coaching
WELCOME
About
I am an experienced accredited therapist and therapeutic coach, working online and in person. Both therapy and coaching can enable you to overcome the challenges you are facing in your life at the moment. Some people come wanting better relationships, help to reach their goals, or a space to explore who they are. Others are suffering from anxiety, depression, loneliness, low self-esteem or grief. Sometimes people come just wanting to find more meaning and fulfilment in their lives.
Whatever the reason that brought you here, change takes courage and commitment. But if you can give yourself this opportunity, you will find that you will feel lighter, happier and more resilient. You will understand yourself better and have a better relationship with yourself and others. You will know what it is you want from your life, and you will be ready to go out and get it.
How I work
I work in an integrative way, drawing on a range of disciplines to create a service which is tailored to you. My core therapy training was at The Minster Centre, and I trained as a coach at the Centre for Coaching, both pioneers in their fields and leading training centres offering rigorous training and robust standards of practice.
I have worked in this field for nearly 10 years, and clients have described me as warm and easy to talk to. Integrity is one of my core values, and I will always treat you with respect and without judgment.
I like to work with all kinds of people, on all kinds of issues, but I have particular experience of working with people with minority identities or anyone who feels that they are in some way on the edge of or outside of the norm, including but not limited to those with diverse genders, sexualities, and relationships, and those who are neurodivergent.
I also work a lot with unpaid carers/family carers and am co-director of a social enterprise, Coaching for Unpaid Carers and a founding member of the Coaching for Social Impact Network . I recently co-authored a chapter in 'Integrating Therapy and Coaching:
Expanding the Compass of Practice' published by Routledge, and I continue to advocate for the democratisation of coaching and psychotherapy, so that it can be accessed and useful to everyone who needs it
I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy . BACP accreditation is a quality standard for experienced therapists, which you can find out more about here.
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Services
Below is more information about the ways in which we can work together. I offer an initial consultation for a reduced fee of £30.
I work from a calm and private space on the Royal Crescent in central Cheltenham, and online or by phone with people from across the country, and London in particular where I first set up my practice.
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Cost: my fee is £65 for a 50 minute session. I also offer low-cost places for those who could not afford my full fee. Please let me know if your initial email if you would need a low-cost place.
I am a recognised provider of counselling and psychotherapy through insurers Aviva, Axa Health and Vitality Health. Please let me know in your initial email if you would like to pay for the sessions via your health insurance.
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Coaching on a specific goal usually requires anything from 4 to 12 sessions, but some clients choose to see a coach regularly to work on different goals. You don't have to have a fully formed goal before you come either, as this is something we can work out together.
Cost: £80 for a 50-60 minute session. My rates are higher for coaching because there is more work in between sessions than for therapy.
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I run both therapy/ support groups and coaching/ psycho-education groups on a wide range of topics.
For more information on upcoming groups or if you would like me to run a group for your organisation, please get in touch.
Feedback
I am grateful to my clients for allowing me to share their feedback. These excerpts give a snapshot of what therapy can be like, but everyone's experience is different. Research indicates the best predictors of a successful therapy experience are the quality of the relationship between you and your therapist (i.e. whether you 'click') and your readiness to engage and put in the work.