Cathleen Brentnall , BACP

Cathleen Brentnall offers a compassionate, virtual space designed to help people strengthen their mental health and overcome obstacles that prevent them reaching personal goals. She adopts a solution-focused approach that encourages clients to clarify their values and priorities, identify practical steps forward, and navigate life's highs and lows with greater clarity and resilience.

Her work draws on a range of therapeutic techniques, including EMDR for processing traumatic memories, EFT for working with emotions and close relationships, and CBT for addressing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. She is open to incorporating faith and prayer into sessions when clients request a faith-sensitive perspective. Cathleen tailors conversations and plans to each client's preferred way of learning, making decisions, and organising life, and she aims to highlight individual strengths and sources of energy as part of the change process.

Cathleen is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and is licensed to practice in the United Kingdom. With 10 years of professional experience, she has supported people with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges, and a wide range of life stresses and mental health concerns. Her approach is grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion, with practical collaboration focused on each person’s unique needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Cathleen works with established methods that translate well to remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps clients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours to reduce anxiety, depression, and everyday stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, supports people who are struggling with traumatic memories by helping the brain reprocess distressing experiences to reduce their emotional impact. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, EFT, concentrates on emotional patterns within close relationships and can help partners and individuals improve attachment, communication, and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cathleen will work with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and will adapt methods to fit the individual rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model. This means the therapeutic pathway can change as progress is made and priorities evolve.

Online sessions - via video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging - offer practical flexibility for busy lives, caregiving responsibilities, or distance barriers. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care, access consistent support regardless of location, and select the communication style that feels most comfortable, all while working with licensed professionals and experienced therapists.