Katie B Counselling

Katie B Counselling I am a fully trained, qualified and insured counsellor. Face to face counselling offered within Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire.

On line or telephone counselling offered nationwide. You may be looking for a Counsellor because you have noticed you are feeling anxious, down or depressed. You may have experienced a bereavement which you are struggling to come to terms with or you are facing a dilemma in your personal life and you don't know where to turn. May be you are looking for someone to talk to and be heard without any j

udgement. If any of this sounds familiar I can help. Talking to someone and being heard can be a very powerful experience and this is something I provide for you. I work with individuals aged 13 years and over on a variety of issues. I am experienced of working with people who have suffered bereavement or a loss as well as with other problems that may be having an impact on your mental health. My aim is to give my clients the choice as to how we work together. I offer face to face, on line or telephone counselling to give you the choice that is best for you. The first step is to make contact with me and I will arrange a telephone appointment with you where you can explore with me the type of help I can provide.

Grief can feel an absolute b**ch. It goes on and on and doesn’t seem to make any sense. When you are in it - it can be h...
14/06/2026

Grief can feel an absolute b**ch. It goes on and on and doesn’t seem to make any sense. When you are in it - it can be hard to see and feel whats happening.

We recently had a family celebration and it’s at times like these I miss my parents a lot and even though it’s been 9 years since dad died and 4 years since mum it can still hit hard. But weirdly family celebrations are what help me stay connected to my parents - imagining how they would have been (probably would have had a little bicker with each other) and how nice it would be if they were there.

The biggest problem with grief is that it can feel chaotic - moving from one emotion to another. It’s hard to make sense of it and very overwhelming and exhausting to feel the emotions.

My counsellor told me about the tasks of grieving after my dad died and it made so much sense to me. Each task describing how I am feeling.

That final task of finding an enduring connection took a while but it came. Now I am reminded of that connection through things they loved and created - which is what you can see in the photos above. Or through being with my family as they help me feel closer to my parents.

If you have grieved - which task stands out the most to you?

Do you know how difficult it is to get these two dogs looking at the camera at same time? Nightmare!But they would love ...
12/06/2026

Do you know how difficult it is to get these two dogs looking at the camera at same time? Nightmare!

But they would love for humans to be more like them. They don’t question themselves because they are not the same as each other. They accept themselves for who they are. One might be braver in some situations, one might be a bit clearer with boundaries and definitely thinks she is a human. But they are ok with it.

And sometimes it would be really nice if us humans thought the same way!

Just in case you needed it today. Being strong means so much more than people think it does. Strength can include findin...
10/06/2026

Just in case you needed it today.

Being strong means so much more than people think it does. Strength can include finding it difficult, crying, asking for help or being really anxious. Strength doesn’t mean dealing with everything perfectly because that is impossible.

Strength can look messy, tired or overwhelmed.

What does strength look like to you?

Self disclosure incoming. I am not normally the sentimental type but - you know - it feels warranted today. I have even ...
07/06/2026

Self disclosure incoming. I am not normally the sentimental type but - you know - it feels warranted today. I have even used the song we danced to for our first dance 🫢🫢

30 years ago today at the baby age of 22 I got married. Looking back I think it’s crazy that I got married that young. I look so young in the photos.

When we reach milestones like this it’s pretty normal to do some reflecting - so here’s mine.

At that point in my life I carried a lot of anxiety but I didn’t know that was what it was called. But on my wedding day I was so excited - no nerves - which is pretty amazing.

However 22 year old me would never have shared all these photos for the world to see.

So much has changed in 30 years - amazing things (a gorgeous son we are most proud of) and really sad stuff. We didn’t think we would have lost both sets of parents before I was 50.

Over the past 30 years I have changed career a couple of times and didn’t find my true path until my mid 40s. Moved house and gone through some difficult Financial Times. But here we are still living and enjoying life.

I suppose I have learnt that anxiety makes us worry so much for the future but our futures aren’t written. We can only do our best to get through it all which we usually do. For every hard and sad time there is usually an amazing happy one.

Lastly I wouldn’t have wanted to do it all with anyone else but the lovely Mr Frisby!

Sentimental post over!

Let’s be honest when we head into a counselling room for support we probably want to see some changes. We can get a bit ...
02/06/2026

Let’s be honest when we head into a counselling room for support we probably want to see some changes. We can get a bit impatient when we can’t see things moving as quickly as we want.

But there’s often little changes happening that you don’t see but I am seeing. These changes can be small little steps that show an increase in your own worth and value.

It is a real privilege and incredibly heart warming to be a witness to this. Something I never take for granted.

Counselling is a serious business because your emotions and feelings are incredibly important. But I know that for some ...
02/06/2026

Counselling is a serious business because your emotions and feelings are incredibly important.

But I know that for some the thought of it being serious and intense all the time is too much. So it’s important to know that it doesn’t feel that way all the time.

Sometimes we will laugh together and sometimes we will talk about really mundane stuff - like the weather!

And when it does get serious or emotional you won’t be on your own.

02/06/2026

Fairs fair - is it time to relax the rules a bit? Because it really isn’t fair that failure is far easier to achieve than success.

Reminds me of when I was at school - they were always quick to point out what I did wrong but rarely what went ok. Now years later here we all are doing the same things to ourselves.

Success can be the smallest thing but for your self worth it will have a monumental impact.

The way we talk about ourselves is so important.

So who is ready to join me in readdressing the balance allowing success a little more often in our day?

It can be hard to know what to say when someone is struggling or going through a hard time. How we respond to it is so i...
29/05/2026

It can be hard to know what to say when someone is struggling or going through a hard time.

How we respond to it is so important and unfortunately we might end up saying something which doesn’t land the way we want it.

If you feel unsure of what to say - stick to the basics. Time, empathy, understanding, interest and no judgement usually go a really really long way.

When you are struggling what would you like someone to say to you?

28/05/2026

Nature v nurture is an interesting topic to explore.

Because we have a family history of mental health does that mean we will get it? Something that worries a lot of people.

Within my family there is a history of mental health resulting in some pretty radical treatment by today’s standards.

This history can impact how mental health is talked around you, judged and also lead to an increased worry that we might struggle as well.

It’s interesting that our worries and concerns about it can then actually impact on how our own mental health is.

What’s your thoughts on nature v nurture?

If you are worried about this - talking to someone can really help.

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