Counsellor profile
Natalie Mccarthy, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and anxiety support
See online counselling options- Attachment based work
- Client centred approach
- CBT and DBT tools
About Natalie
Counsellor Natalie Mccarthy is a BACP member practising in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and a range of others listed in her profile. Sessions are delivered in English and suitable for people wanting to talk through personal difficulties and life changes.
Natalie describes an integrative way of working, using different approaches to suit each person. In practice this means she adapts the room to the problem rather than fitting people to a single method. Clients can expect practical conversation about what is causing distress and what might help day to day.
Her style balances calm listening with gentle challenge. That often includes looking at how past attachments shape current relationships and using straightforward techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts or behaviours. Sessions aim to make issues clearer and to build simple steps forward.
Natalie has worked with people facing long-term illness, addiction, identity questions, personality issues, and complex loss. She also lists areas such as eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD and career concerns among her focus areas. The emphasis in sessions is on talking through real-life problems and practical coping strategies.
For people unsure where to start, Natalie asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions sit on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted.
Background and approach: Natalie draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques alongside other methods. She aims to understand patterns in relationships, explore personal meaning, and offer tools to change unhelpful responses. This mix is used to help people manage mood, trauma responses, relationship difficulties and everyday stresses.
How her therapeutic approaches work for online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current connections. It focuses on patterns in relating and can help when someone struggles with trust, closeness or repeated relationship problems.Client-centred therapy puts the person's experience at the centre. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps the client lead discussions about what matters most to them. This approach is useful for building self-understanding and exploring identity or life choices.
Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. They include practical exercises and tasks to change unhelpful thinking and improve mood or behaviour in daily life.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Natalie will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That choice can change as sessions progress and as needs become clearer.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family or medical appointments, reduce travel time and offer shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to use video, phone or other supported formats when they suit their day to day life. Registered or accredited professionals can work this way to help manage mood, trauma responses and relationship difficulties.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Natalie helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction and many related issues such as eating or sleeping problems and career worries.
How does she approach therapy in sessions?
She practises an integrative style, adapting methods to the person's needs and using client-centred listening alongside practical techniques from cognitive and behavioural approaches.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years' experience working with a broad range of presenting issues, including long-term illness, personality difficulties and trauma.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK book with her?
She is not currently taking international clients; sessions are offered to people in the United Kingdom.
What formats are used for sessions?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and first steps handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.