Kate Neligan , BACP

Kate Neligan is an integrative psychotherapist based in London, United Kingdom, with 16 years of clinical experience working in both private practice and the NHS. She holds an MA, a master's degree that reflects advanced academic training, and an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling, an advanced clinical qualification focused on combining multiple therapeutic methods. She is a registered member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Kate has supported people facing a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief and bereavement, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family difficulties, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family challenges, body image, caregiver stress, communication and control problems, separation and divorce, and fertility and forgiveness concerns.

Her therapeutic stance is empathic and collaborative, and she offers both short-term and longer-term work. Kate practises an integrative approach that draws on client-centered humanistic and psychodynamic ideas, alongside elements of CBT and solution-focused techniques, tailoring the blend to each person’s needs and goals. She aims to create a respectful therapeutic relationship and to co-create a treatment plan that fits the client’s situation.

She is not currently accepting clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Kate integrates Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy alongside psychodynamic ideas to inform her online work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns, and responses to loss or abandonment. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship that supports personal growth and can be helpful for anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Psychodynamic Therapy explores unconscious patterns and past experiences to make sense of recurring emotional difficulties and relationship struggles.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Kate works with each person to identify which methods feel most helpful based on their symptoms, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the approach as work progresses so the therapy remains relevant and responsive.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter contacts are possible via live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, access support from different locations, and maintain continuity of care with licensed professionals and therapists who can tailor their approach to the individual’s needs.