Counsellor
Kate Needs
BACP - 415073
She/her
"When life feels overwhelming, confusing, or quietly painful, reaching out for support can be the hardest step. You don't have to figure it all out on your own."
WHO I help
For people who've lost themselves while holding everyone else together.
Kate works with adults who look like they're coping. They keep showing up for work, looking after their families, supporting everyone around them, and doing everything they can to keep life moving. Beneath that, they're often exhausted. Some are grieving someone they love. Others are grieving the life they thought they'd have, a relationship that's ended, a diagnosis that changed everything, or a version of themselves they can no longer find.
Many of the people she meets are awake at 3am making mental to-do lists, wondering why everything feels so much harder than it used to. They may be navigating bereavement, relationship breakdowns, chronic health conditions, ADHD diagnoses, retirement, estrangement, infertility, or major life transitions. What brings them through the door is often one thing, but together they discover there's much more beneath the surface.
They've spent so long putting children, partners, parents, or work first that they've quietly disappeared from their own lives. They know how to keep going. They just don't know how to feel like themselves anymore.
"Sometimes people come because of one big thing that's happened. What we often discover is they've been carrying far more than they ever realised."
how i work
Gentle, collaborative, and led by what matters most to you.
Kate describes her sessions as warm, supportive, and collaborative. Some are filled with tears. Some with laughter. Some people simply need someone to really hear them, while others want to understand why life feels the way it does. There's no expectation to arrive knowing exactly what you need.
She adapts the work to each person rather than following a fixed formula. Together they might explore grief, trauma, relationships, identity, or long-held patterns that no longer serve them. Where appropriate, she also offers Rewind Therapy for traumatic memories and PTSD, always working at a pace that feels manageable.
Clients often notice the first shifts surprisingly quickly. Sleep begins to improve. Guilt starts to feel lighter. They begin speaking up for themselves again and reconnecting with parts of themselves that had been buried beneath responsibility, loss, or survival. Over time, many find not only ways to cope, but a stronger sense of who they are.
"I don't believe people need fixing. I think they need someone to walk alongside them while they find themselves again."
It's nice to meet you!
Countryside. Horses. Winter beaches. Always happiest outdoors.
Kate came to counselling through her own experiences of loss and the hope she found on the other side. That experience continues to shape the compassion she brings to every session. Outside of work you'll usually find her in the countryside, with her animals, swimming, horse riding, practising yoga, or wrapped up on a winter walk by the sea.
Specialisms
Life transitions
Neurodivergence
Identity
Low self-worth
Chronic pain
Relationships
Trauma & PTSD
Grief & loss
Depression
Anxiety
Session information
Please get in touch with Kate to discuss current session fees.
Both in-person and online
bluewavescounselling.co.uk
bluewavescounselling@proton.me
