Kathleen Rao

Kathleen Rao believes that every individual is an expert on themselves and that her role as a therapist is to help clients feel confident and comfortable in that expertise. It is increasingly common for people to feel lost, to carry unresolved trauma, or to seek a deeper understanding of their life, and she views therapy as a space where those experiences can be explored and made sense of.

Her practice is grounded in the therapeutic relationship. She focuses on building trust and an alliance with clients so they can feel safe, contained, and comfortable in the work they do together. Aware that it can feel daunting to speak with a stranger about intimate thoughts and feelings, she aims to bring empathy and warmth and to meet each person on a human-to-human level.

Kathleen works using an integrative model of psychotherapy, drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches according to what a client brings to the session. She supports people with stress, anxiety, family and parenting concerns, grief and depression, and is particularly interested in grief (including complex grief), perinatal and postnatal health - including perinatal complications - long term health conditions, and burnout.

She is an insured member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Kathleen has three years of experience and practices in the United Kingdom. She identifies as a female, liberal therapist and offers an approachable, person-centred style of care.