Welcome to Kate McKenna - KMC Counselling
Transformative Counselling in Godalming Surrey.
In Person and Online.
Sessions Available for Individuals, Couples and Relationships.
Relationships are hard. Whether they are with your parents, your partner(s), your children or yourself they bring a whole host of challenges. I can support you to develop ways of communicating, setting boundaries and managing those big feelings like resentment, guilt, anxiety and overwhelm. So that you can get back to feeling calm, confident, safe and connected to the people that mean the most to you.
My Approach
Hi I’m Kate, I love working with parents and adult-children to overcome challenges in their relationships. Whether you’re an overwhelmed parent or have a difficult relationship with your parents, I can support you to:
- Get in touch with yourself
- Build self-esteem and confidence
- Ask for an accept help safely
- Identify and communicate your boundaries
- Manage anxiety and depression
- Let go of guilt and resentment
- Find calm in the storm
enabling you to have happier, healthier relationships with yourself and your family.
Experience
Having trained as an integrative-relational counsellor and in couples and relationship therapy, I have extensive knowledge of all kinds of relationships. I understand deeply how our earliest experiences of being in relationship to our parents, plays a big part in our relationships and overall wellbeing as an adult.
As an integrative-relational counsellor and relationship therapist, I have a big tool bag to dive into, and I can equip you with all you need to fall back in love, with yourself and your family.
If this sounds like what you're looking for contact me now and let’s get started.
Issues
I specialise in working with adult relationship issues and all the challenges they bring. I particularly enjoy supporting issues around the parent and child relationship as this can affect our entire lives.
I am trauma-informed, which means I understand how trauma can impact your life and your relationship. I can support you to understand how trauma impacts your mind and body and find ways of soothing anxiety and navigating triggers.
I am neuro-affirming and I don't view neurodivergence as a disorder or condition. I respect and support you as you are and won't seek to fix you or condition you to be more neurotypical. We'll work to identify your strengths and find ways that work for you to navigate the challenges you face in your relationships.
IMAGO Therapy
IMAGO therapy helps couples heal by improving communication and understanding relationship patterns. Through structured dialogue and empathy-building, it transforms conflict into connection, fostering deeper intimacy and a stronger emotional bond between partners.
The Gottman Method
The Gottman Method is a research-based approach to couples therapy that strengthens relationships by improving communication, resolving conflicts, and deepening emotional connection. It helps partners build trust, manage disagreements, and enhance intimacy using practical strategies and structured exercises.
Person-Centred Therapy
As a person-centred therapist I work to understand an individual’s experience from their perspective. I value you as a whole person while being open and genuine - this is vital in helping you feel accepted, and better able to understand your own feelings
Transactional Analysis (TA)
Transactional analysis is a widely recognised form of modern psychology, and is designed to promote personal growth and change.
Humanistic Therapies
Humanistic therapy, also known as the humanistic approach, is an umbrella term that covers several types of therapy such as person-centred therapy, solution-focused therapy or transactional analysis.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy helps you understand how your current feelings and behaviour are shaped by your past experiences and your unconscious mind and impulses.
My location
My practice is based in Godalming, Surrey and I provide online sessions nationwide, no matter where you live you can seek KMC Counselling from Oxford, London, Glasgow, Southampton, Newcastle, Nottingham, Cambridge, Exeter, Essex to Derby, Portsmouth, Leicester and Edinburgh.
Counselling Sessions
I offer a FREE 15-minute introductory consultation where I talk you through the KMC Counselling process and learn more about the issues you are experiencing. If I feel I can help you and you want to work together, we can arrange our first counselling session.
Fees
Individual counselling (adults 18+):
£70.00 per session (50 minutes)
Couples and Relationship Therapy:
£85 per session (50 minutes)
£145 initial session (90 minutes)
To book an appointment email me or get in touch using the form below.
Get in touch
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how therapy works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to therapy, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help.
You can also call me on 07384896879 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first. I am happy to discuss any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.
All enquiries are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services.
FAQs
Counselling is a talking therapy where a trained professional helps you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and challenges in a safe space. I provide guidance, coping strategies, and emotional support to improve your mental well-being, relationships, and decision-making. The goal of counselling will be unique to you, examples might be personal growth, healing, or finding solutions to life's challenges. At times I might interrupt you to ask reflective or clarifying questions.
Online sessions are a convenient way of attending counselling. When we start working online, it can feel a little strange because we won’t be in the same room together. The benefit of this is that you can be in a place that you feel safest, maybe your living room with a nice hot cup of tea or over-looking your garden. Part of the work of our early sessions will be to build a strong trusting therapeutic relationship, as this will be the foundation for your personal growth and lasting change. During our online sessions I will provide you with a warm, safe and non-judgmental space for you to talk openly and freely while feeling heard, valued and understood.
When you first get in touch I’ll write to you to schedule an FREE 15-minute discovery call. During this we’ll talk about what you’re hoping I can help with and how we might go about doing this together. We’ll also discuss how we’ll meet and make sure that have the right skills, knowledge and services to help you move towards your goals. I can talk you through the counselling process and you can also ask me any questions or discuss any concerns you might have. We can then book your first session.
I ask that sessions be paid via bank transfer details will be provided within your counselling agreement. To reserve your session payment must be made in full 48 hours before we meet without payment sessions will be not be reserved.
I provide counselling sessions on a weekly basis and I operate a 48 hour cancellation policy. If you cancel with less than 48 hours notice, the full session fee will be owed unless we can reschedule within the same week (Monday-Sunday).
Yes, everything we talk about will be confidential, there are a couple of limitations to this though for example if you inform me of a risk that we can't contain within our sessions we may need to reach out to other professionals to help us manage that risk. If you'd like more information about confidentiality feel free to get in touch to ask any questions.