Counsellor profile
Katie Lane, NCPS
NCPS counsellor - relationships and LGBT issues
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- Relationship communication
- Intimacy and sex
- Self esteem work
About Katie
Katie Lane is an NCPS counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years' experience supporting adults. She focuses on relationship concerns, LGBT issues, intimacy and sex-related worries, and common problems such as anxiety, stress and low self-esteem.
She has a background leading mental health and wellbeing in educational settings and also runs a private practice. That mix of team-based and one-to-one experience shapes how she works with individuals who bring concerns about relationships, career pressures, sleep, or coping with life changes.
Katie uses straightforward conversation to help clients clarify their goals. She draws on client-centred methods to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and to test small changes in everyday behaviour.
Her approach also includes psychodynamic thinking to look at patterns that repeat over time and solution-focused techniques to set clear, short-term goals. Sessions tend to combine listening with practical steps clients can try between meetings.
People often contact her about intimacy and sexual concerns, relationship communication, addiction-related worries, grief after separation, or challenges tied to being LGBT. Katie also works with issues such as caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and trauma or abuse, using the approaches above to address what is most pressing.
To begin, prospective clients are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange an initial session where priorities are set and the next steps agreed.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy concentrates on listening and following the person's concerns. It helps when someone needs conversational space to be heard and to decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small changes in behaviour. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, sleep problems and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Katie will discuss what seems most useful and will help the client decide together which methods to try based on their goals and preferences. That collaborative discussion shapes how sessions proceed and what to try between meetings.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings around family life or work, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Practical benefits include working from a quieter space, using shorter sessions for focused issues, and keeping therapy consistent while juggling everyday responsibilities.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What concerns can she help with at home?
She works with adults on relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT-related worries, stress, anxiety, self-esteem and related concerns such as sleep and career strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centred style alongside cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic approaches, with solution-focused techniques for short-term goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience, including roles leading mental health and wellbeing in educational settings and work in private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed as NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session to set priorities and plan next steps.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.