Kate Ashley
About the Therapist
I’ve always been interested in how our minds work and how people relate to each other. As well as writing about mental health throughout my career, I have worked with university student and staff wellbeing and volunteered on local helplines supporting people who are struggling.
After finding validation, challenge and support in my own therapy, and particularly exploring my own queerness, I decided to train to become a therapist myself.
I have worked with several mental health charities, including Bristol Mind, where I provided weekly counselling to LGBTQIA+ clients.
- Bi- | Pansexual
- Queer
Academic qualifications
Master’s in Counselling and Psychotherapy, University of the West of England
Level 4 Counselling Certificate, University of the West of England
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I believe that the ways we act in the present day have their origins in our past: that our behaviour makes sense even if we can sometimes find those reactions frustrating or confusing. Therapy can help open up our ability to choose how to respond to challenging situations or people.
I also incorporate elements of different counselling theories based on what might be most helpful to you. Every person is unique and works best in different ways. This might include noticing what it’s like to be with me in the therapy room itself, and exploring the feelings that come up from observing this.
We can notice that parts of ourselves have different agendas which can show up in therapy: bits of you that want to share, and others that feel defensive or worried about being vulnerable. I accept all parts of you and we can work together to find what feels right for you from session to session.
My approach includes weaving different methods of expression together. It can be difficult to put painful experiences into words for the first time, or to share that with another person. As well as talking, I might invite you to use creative materials to express yourself.
Topics I work with
Anxiety
Depression
Confidence and self-worth
Domestic abuse
Sexuality and Gender
Neurodiversity
Relationships
Estrangement
CPTSD
Body image/food
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Person-Centred
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Ace | Asexual
- Bi- | Pansexual
- Consensual non-monogamy
- Lesbian
- Non-binary | Genderqueer
- Queer
- Questioning
- Trans
- One to one
- No adaptation
- Adults
- In Person
I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation to discuss what you're looking for and to see if you’d like to book in a session.
Ongoing face-to-face sessions are held weekly, last 50 minutes and cost £60.
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