Kate Wilson , NCPS

Kate Wilson is a UK-based psychotherapist and counsellor who also offers hypnotherapy in a private capacity. She practices from South West England, just inside Devon near the Cornwall border, and maintains an online presence at milestonetherapies.co.uk.

Her academic background is rooted in psychology, with a BA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Liverpool and an MSc in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics. Before professional training as a psychotherapist, she worked as a research psychologist at the LSE and later trained to provide clinical supervision to other therapists.

Kate’s specialist areas include anxiety - she is an affiliate of Anxiety UK - and bereavement, a field in which she has both supported clients and served as a supervisor for Cruse. Confidence and self-esteem are additional focuses, informed by the subject of her master’s dissertation. She works with a wide range of concerns such as depression, relationship and family issues, addictions, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach is pluralistic, drawing on techniques that best serve each person at different points in therapy, and she describes her therapeutic style as warm and open. Kate holds the NCPS credential, a professional qualification in the psychotherapy field that reflects formal training and professional recognition. She is currently accepting new clients in the United Kingdom.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful patterns of thinking and learn to focus on values-driven action. It combines mindfulness skills with practical steps to increase psychological flexibility and can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured approach that explores the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. It offers tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and develop new coping strategies, often used for anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to support new perspectives and behavioural change. In Kate’s practice it is offered as an additional option alongside talking therapies and can complement work on habits, stress, and self-confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Kate works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques as the work evolves.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging brings flexibility to scheduling and makes therapy more accessible across locations. These options allow clients to engage in consistent treatment while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they support ongoing collaboration with licensed professionals and therapists.