Service categories: Counselling and therapies

Service URL: https://warmandfriendlycounselling.co.uk/

Hello, I’m Katrin, a qualified counsellor based in Newcastle. Thank you for being here.

I work in a neurodiversity-affirming way and offer a warm, and accepting space where you can be yourself, explore what’s going on for you, and feel genuinely heard and understood. 

I offer individual counselling, and also work with couples. Sessions are available online, by phone, or outdoors as walk-and-talk therapy in Leazes Park.

In my work, I provide relaxed, collaborative therapy for adults and young people, helping you navigate anxiety, low mood, neurodiversity (including autism, AuDHD and ADHD), feeling stuck, relationship difficulties, identity, low confidence, finding meaning, and life transitions.

In therapy, there’s no need to hold back or apologise for how you feel. You’re welcome to bring whatever is present for you, whether that’s thoughts about the future or the past, your relationships, questions of purpose, identity, or life itself.

Nothing is too big or too small to talk about. Whatever you bring, we’ll explore it together.

How counselling can help

At times in life, many of us feel stuck or face certain challenges. You may be experiencing low mood or worry, feeling less hopeful than usual, or carrying the weight of difficult life experiences.

Perhaps you want to understand yourself more deeply or navigate your neurodiversity. You may be looking for a way of relating and living that feels more aligned and authentic.

My approach is warm, dynamic and relaxed. I work integratively and relationally, and we take things at your pace. 

I’m a neurodiversity-affirming therapist and offer a respectful, flexible space to support you in exploring what you’re experiencing and what you’d like to be different.

I welcome both neurodivergent and neurotypical clients. Our work together is shaped by what feels most helpful to you. Your thoughts and feedback are always welcome.

Counselling provides a space and time to reflect on what matters to you now, encouraging self-compassion, gaining a clearer view and new perspectives.

This creates room for choices that are kinder and more supportive, both in your relationships and with yourself.

Additional information

•Initial 15-min consultation: Free

•Individual Therapy: £50

•Couples Counselling: £80

Sessions are paid for in advance to reserve your space. I work Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5pm, with some evening appointments available.

A first conversation

I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation as a chance for us to connect, share a little about what’s bringing you here, and get a sense of whether working together feels right.

You’re very welcome to find out more and get in touch via my website:

www.warmandfriendlycounselling.co.uk

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Adult sibling, Anyone with an Association to Autism, Parent or carer of under 18, Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Parent/carer of an adult, Parents or carers, families, adults, Partner, Professional, Young person

Referral Sources: Yourself

Specialisms: Autism, Autism and Neurodivergent , Challenging behaviour, Has autism-specific elements

Other specialisms: Over the years, I have supported young people and adults with anxiety, low mood and depression, stress and burnout, identity formation, loss and grief, health issues, low confidence and self-esteem, relationship difficulties, finding meaning, and navigating life transitions and changes. I also support autistic people and people with ADHD and AuDHD. In our sessions, I bring together professional experience and personal understanding, aiming to create a space that values your way of thinking, feeling, and experiencing the world. Therapy is flexible and responsive to you. I work in an integrative, relational way, drawing mainly on person-centred and interpersonal approaches, and informed by existential, transactional analysis, and psychodynamic ideas, with a focus on what feels most helpful and meaningful to you as we work together.