Cathleen Brentnall

About me

Hi there and WELCOME! I am glad you have reached out to Better Help! Your now are on a journey to dive deeper into enhancing your mental health and seeking more empowerment and optimisation. It is a brave decision to prioritize your mental health and ask for guidance, along the journey. I applaud you for taking this first step.! I hope to always create a safe space here , with unconditional positive regard for all of my clients.
I am very interested in ADHD and PTSD and understanding healthy boundary’s and how to calm the amygdala.
You may have heard that expression we need to put on our own oxygen mask on a plane before helping those around us with theirs and I see self care as the same way . We are more able to support those in our lives if we first practice good self care. I want to support you to find your core values and optimise your well-being, and empower you to be your own coach!

I also see it, just as a car needs servicing, and maintenance checks, to function to its optimum. I believe it's also essential to prioritize our mental health in the same way, through this type of self care. We all come to points in our life where it can feel tricky to navigate our triggers and stress reactions. We need to develop our skills, and widen our toolbox, to cope better in our lives.

Life can be complicated and messy sometimes, there are many areas which need exploring and unpacking to get to the bottom of things and get in the direction of achieving our core values. Therapy is a safe way of getting more understanding and helping to keep us more “ clean” so to speak, as we can safely explore our options and core beliefs. I come with no- judgement, empathy, humour and a kind heart, ready to listen. I help share resources which have been valuable to me along the journey. I have trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Solution Based therapies. I am currently training to get an accreditation in EMDR. I am really interested in treating trauma in a somatic way. I use an eclectic approach, integrating several techniques to fit the needs of the client.

I am passionate about helping people get better self-confidence to build stronger relationships. Communication can be tricky and I view it as an art form to be developed. Many times we get stuck in dysfunctional patterns learnt from our childhood , resorting to the drama triangle of either victim, persecutor, or rescuer. We will explore these patterns and work on boundary setting to come into healthier, more assertive pattens. I also am passionate about finding each one's personality type and exploring one’s strengths through the Myer-Briggs tools and preferences. We can explore how you get your energy, learn, make decisions and organise your life. Understanding these areas as well as the language of appreciation and conflict resolution styles can give me great insight into how your brain works. Also understanding your attachment style can be hugely valuable. Our subconscious mind can sabotage us, even when we don’t expect it , due to unconscious programming. The amygdala can mis-fire faulty warnings trying to protect us and we can feel disempowered. There are somatic techniques which can help regulate these faulty signals.
We can also explore if you are recovering from grief and loss how to deal with this process in a healthy way. Loss can also be more areas than death.
There is so much to explore together, thank you for considering sharing this journey with me! I am licensed in the UK and trained in America (I am an American living in the UK) with a Masters in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counselling, with 25 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, coping with grief and loss, & parenting issues. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialogue and treatment plan to meet your unique learning style. I also offer Chrisitan Counseling and I am happy to bring the spiritual element into the therapy if this is what the client consents toward.

I trained in London with CTI coaching fundamentals and have training in Neuro Linguistic programming in Bristol with world-famous trainers.
I teach well-being webinars, as that is my passion to educate people. I am very understanding of family struggles and being a parent of children on the autistic spectrum, lots of knowledge of how that can impact families, and offer resources around this area. Please do get in touch if we sound like a good match and the above areas are of interest to you. I really hope to hear from you soon !

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Specialties

• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Parenting issues
• Self esteem
• Career difficulties

Also experienced in:
Stress, Anxiety , Family conflicts , Grief , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Anger management , Bipolar disorder , Depression , Coping with life changes , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Abandonment , Aging and Geriatric Issues , Autism and Asperger Syndrome , Body Image , Cancer , Caregiver Issues and Stress , Chronic Pain Illness and Disability , Codependency , Commitment Issues , Communication Problems , Control Issues , Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster , Dependent Personality , Dissociation , Divorce and Separation , Drug and Alcohol Addiction , Eating and Food-Related Issues , Emptiness , Expats , Family Problems , Forgiveness , Guilt and Shame , Hoarding , Hospice and End of Life Counseling , Impulsivity , Infidelity , Intellectual Disability , Isolation/Loneliness , Jealousy , Life Purpose , Midlife Crisis , Money and Financial Issues , Mood Disorders , Multicultural Concerns , Narcissism , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD , Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks , Phobias , Postpartum Depression , Post-traumatic Stress , Pregnancy and Childbirth , Prejudice and Discrimination , Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling) , Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) , Self-Love , Sexuality , Social Anxiety and Phobia , Women's Issues , Workplace Issues , Young Adult Issues Read more...

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Licensing

BACP 395572

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