Kat Hurst

Kat Hurst is a counsellor who supports women and girls and those who identify as female from age 14 and above. She focuses on anxiety, trauma and eating and food-related issues, offering a calm space to talk about what feels hard. Her style is collaborative and paced to what each person needs.

Kat uses an integrative, phased approach to recovery. That means she blends different ways of working rather than following one fixed method. Sessions aim to help people understand how their experiences affect thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and to build practical coping strategies.

Before training as a counsellor, Kat worked in mental health hospitals and gained hands-on experience with adolescents and adults diagnosed with eating disorders. That background informs how she supports people managing disordered eating alongside other difficulties. She emphasises that medical care should continue alongside therapy when needed because of physical risks linked to eating disorders.

In sessions Kat draws on cognitive behavioural ideas, existential thinking and humanistic influences, adapting these to each person’s needs. She describes herself as an Integrative Relational therapist and works together with clients to explore feelings at a comfortable pace.

People who meet with her can expect to be treated without judgment and to be encouraged to build self-awareness, personal insight and a stronger sense of agency. She places empowerment at the centre of her work and aims to help clients make changes that matter to their everyday lives.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Kat works from an integrative relational stance, combining cognitive behavioural ideas with existential and humanistic thinking. Cognitive behavioural approaches look at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and help people develop practical strategies for anxiety and mood symptoms. Existential thinking focuses on meaning, personal values and choices, which can help when someone feels stuck or is questioning their direction.

Finding the right way of working is part of the therapeutic process. Kat explores options with each person and together they decide which approaches and pacing suit the client's goals and preferences. This collaborative planning helps make sessions feel relevant and achievable.

If you are considering online work, please confirm which session formats are offered before booking because the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around school, work or childcare and it can reduce travel time. Some formats are better for shorter check-ins or for people who prefer not to be on camera, while others suit longer, more in-depth conversations. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, can adapt tools and exercises for remote sessions so they remain practical and goal-focused.