Catriona Watson

Hello and welcome, thank you for taking the time to consider my profile. I am a qualified counselling therapist experienced in working with people dealing with change, transition and obstacles in their professional and personal lives, including in cross-cultural situations and challenges. I offer a professional, non-judgmental space for you to be listened to with respect and empathy. I support you to explore your issues at your own pace and in a way that feels right for you. When I work with someone, I think of what we might do together as ‘putting the big light on’: helping you to consider issues not as individual spot-lit problems but as a part of everything that you and your experiences comprise.I have an extensive background in education and worked for many years across six countries, including the Middle East and Asia. My work ranged from primary school teaching through working with asylum seekers and refugees on issues of cross-cultural communication, change and transition to cyber security training.I also have experience of diplomatic and army family life and the challenges that type of lifestyle present. I also have extensive boarding school experience. Alongside my private practice, I work with clients at a private practice based in Hove. I work online and on the telephone to enable maximum flexibility for those who might need to work more fluidly week to week.

I offer both short-term and open-ended therapy sessions. I work online and also offer counselling over the telephone.

After an initial phone call (free of charge) to establish whether you think I might be the right person for you to work with, we would arrange work online or on the telephone for a 50 minute session. This time is an opportunity for you to share what you want to explore in counselling and ask me questions about how I work to help us both decide if we can work well together. It is very important that the therapist you choose to work with is right for you personally.

Are you struggling with anxiety which keeps you stuck and unable to move forward? Do you feel like you are not where you want to be in your life either in work or relationships? Are you experiencing problems which feel impossible to work through on your own and difficult to talk about with those around you?

I am a qualified counselling therapist offering a professional, non-judgmental space for you to be listened to with respect and empathy. I support you to explore your issues at your own pace and in a way that feels right for you. I think of therapy as working together to untangle and look for ways to manage emotional and practical issues that are getting in the way.

I have a background in education and have worked internationally including in the Middle East and Asia. My work ranged from primary school teaching through working with asylum seekers and refugees on issues of cross-cultural communication, change and transition to cyber security training. I also have experience of diplomatic and services family life and the challenges that type of lifestyle present, including challenges for family members around boarding school and separation.

Alongside my private practice, I work with clients at an independent agency based in Hove and on an online platform working with international clients and British citizens based abroad. I work in person, online and on the telephone to enable maximum flexibility for those who might need to work more fluidly week to week. I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and am thereby bound by their ethical and professional standards.

Please don't hesitate to message or email me if you would like to chat through how therapy with me might work, it could be the first step you take towards helping yourself move forward.  

I offer both short-term and open-ended therapy sessions. I work face to face in private therapy rooms in both Hove and near to Haywards Heath or online via the Teams platform. I also offer counselling over the telephone.

After an initial phone call (free of charge) to establish whether you think I might be the right person for you to work with, we would arrange to meet either in person, online or on the telephone for a 50 minute session. This time is an opportunity for you to share what you want to explore in counselling and ask me questions about how I work to help us both decide if we can work well together. It is very important that the therapist you choose to work with is right for you personally.