Natalie Mccarthy, BACP

Natalie Mccarthy is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practice and a BACP registration. She describes her work as integrative, drawing on several approaches to match each person’s needs. Natalie aims to help people reconnect with their own strengths and sense of self in simple, steady ways.

Her sessions begin with acceptance and listening. Clients can expect to be heard and treated with respect while the counsellor gently explores difficult topics. Natalie says she is down to earth, patient and ready to challenge patterns that get in the way of change.

She works with many common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also supports people facing relationship strains, intimacy issues, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, and the practical pressures of parenting and career change.

Natalie uses methods that include attachment-based work, client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of dialectical behaviour therapy and existential thinking. This mix allows her to focus on thoughts and everyday habits as well as how early relationships affect current feelings.

In practice she aims to create a warm space where people can talk through patterns, try new ways of coping and build small habits that make life steadier. She asks clients to be part of deciding what approach fits best, and adapts sessions as needs shift over time.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and connections, helping people notice repeating patterns in close relationships and learn different ways of relating. Client-centred therapy focuses on what the person brings to sessions, using empathic listening to help people find their own solutions and build self-understanding. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at thoughts and everyday habits, offering practical steps to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is something to do together. Natalie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest which combination of methods to try. That collaborative process helps shape what happens week to week and ensures the work stays relevant to the person’s life.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Many people appreciate the flexibility of remote work because it can fit around work, childcare or medical needs, make shorter check-ins easier to organise, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can also tailor sessions to focus on practical skill-building, habit changes and emotional processing in ways that fit everyday routines.