Counsellor profile
Kathleen Morgan, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and trauma
See online counselling options- Psychodynamic therapy
- Attachment focus
- Trauma-informed work
About Kathleen
Counsellor Kathleen Morgan is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has seven years of practice experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, addiction and a wide range of related concerns. Sessions are 45 minutes in length.
Kathleen uses psychodynamic approaches and trauma-informed ideas to help people look at patterns in their relationships and feelings. She listens and reflects on what comes up in sessions. That can include thoughts about attachment, abandonment, control, shame and how past events affect day-to-day life.
In practical terms she offers regular sessions where the focus is on noticing patterns and making sense of emotional reactions. Conversations sometimes include interpretations about what is happening between counsellor and client, offered to increase self-understanding. The work can touch on painful memories and may feel challenging at times.
People commonly bring concerns such as panic attacks, depression, trauma and problems with intimacy or communication. Kathleen also works with issues linked to gender dysphoria, LGBT matters, bipolar experience, grief and family problems. She aims to help people find clearer ways of coping with life changes.
Her approach expects commitment to regular work and attention to the emotional content that arises in sessions. She asks people to consider this before starting, since the process can involve difficult feelings as understanding grows.
How her therapeutic approaches work in online counselling
Psychodynamic work looks at patterns of feeling and relationships that repeat over time. It helps people notice how past experiences shape present reactions and intimate connections, and it often uses reflection and interpretation to bring those patterns into view.Attachment-based work focuses on how early bonds affect trust and closeness in adult life. It can help people understand responses to loss, abandonment or difficulty with intimacy by linking current feelings to earlier relationship experiences.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, then agree a way forward together. That means checking in and adjusting the approach if something is not helping.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not state specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare or travel, and they can allow shorter check-ins or sessions without being on camera when that suits the person. Registered or accredited professionals can offer this flexibility so clients can arrange counselling to match everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she work with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, addictions, trauma and related issues such as shame, panic and loneliness.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her work draws on psychodynamic approaches, attachment-based ideas and trauma-focused thinking. Sessions often look at patterns in relationships and past experiences.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of practice experience and completed five years of training that began in 2002.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions organised and what do they cost?
Sessions last 45 minutes. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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