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Hey, I'm Kathy (she / her)

I’ve been a counsellor for over 14 years, and for the past 3, I’ve specialised in narcissistic abuse recovery, emotional abuse counselling, and support for survivors of coercive control.


I work with people who’ve experienced narcissistic traits like:

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  • Grandiosity: an exaggerated sense of one’s importance, abilities, or achievements

  • Need for admiration: constant craving for validation or praise

  • Entitlement: believing they deserve special treatment without earning it

  • Lack of empathy: the inability or refusal to understand or care about others’ feelings

  • Exploitation: using or manipulating others for personal gain

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I bring not just professional experience, but lived understanding, which makes therapy with me hit differently. I grew up in a highly toxic, narcissistic family. I raised my son as a working single parent for the first 15 years of his life, with money beyond tight.  I know what it’s like to juggle survival while trying to heal, grow, and show up for others when you’re barely holding it together yourself.

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I’m LGBTQIA+ friendly and trained in trauma-informed counselling, psychotherapy, yoga therapy, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). Both yoga therapy and EFT focus on how trauma and emotions live in the body, not just the mind.

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I work online only, which means you can access therapy wherever you are. And yes, you might hear a dog bark now and then; I live in Keynsham (between Bristol and Bath), with my wife, my now-adult child, and a smallish pack of rescue dogs.

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My wife was recently diagnosed with AuDHD (Autism + ADHD), which has been a rollercoaster of learning, unlearning, and figuring shit out together.

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When I’m not working, I’m usually in my pyjamas, walking the dogs, or curled up with them at home.

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If you’re ready to stop surviving, start understanding, and maybe even thrive, I’ve got you.

Are you in a toxic or abusive relationship, or stuck questioning if you are?

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​It’s time to cut through the chaos, find your voice, and stop putting up with other peoples shit. That’s what 1:1 online counselling with me is all about

Are you stuck in a relationship where past trauma fuels repeated conflict, miscommunication, emotional shutdowns, or reactive patterns?

 

Even though you both want things to work?

Accredited member of NCPS : NCS23-05372

Fully Insured for Counselling & EFT

Registered with Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ZA 561930

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