Kate Darbon

I work Monday-Friday from 7am to 8pm, depending on the day. Please contact me to check availability.

I am a lived-experience trauma-informed psychotherapist. I know how it feels to struggle with mental health and I have dedicated many years to finding a way forward - and I now share this with my clients. My blogs will explain more about my story, my ideas and feelings around certain topics and my knowledge. I have a specific passion in working with those suffering from difficult life transitions, abuse, family and relationships issues, trauma/triggers, later-life experiences, attachment issues and adverse childhood experiences. I work in my own unique and pluralistic way - meaning I adapt my sessions to fit every individual clients needs using collaboration, a vast toolbox and intuitive guidance.

鈥婦o you find that your brain just won鈥檛 switch off? Do you feel down on yourself or feel as though you just cannot get motivated? Can you see repeated patterns that affect your relationships and how you view life? Do you feel that no matter how much you try and change these patterns the same things happen again? Let me help you. I get it, and I have dedicated the last decade and more to understanding why this happens and how to gain control back.

I use a mind-body approach, meaning we sit with the effect that stress and our experiences can have on our whole system. Our thoughts can trick us - our nervous system can鈥檛. By combining the two we can process in a way that acknowledges and explores all of your experiences, both cognitive and somatic. So, it isn't just 'talking' - it's discovering who you truly are on a deep level. 

I am a qualified, experienced and insured psychotherapist, and I dedicate my time to continual professional development. I work with anyone aged 16+. If you are affected by anything that is causing you distress, sadness, low mood, suicidal thoughts, depression, or anxiety - please get in touch. I have ADHD and experience of working with others with neurodivergence and I understand how this may impact your ability to engage in a therapeutic setting.

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1:1 Holistic Counselling - Online

At Imprint Of Life, I provide comprehensive body-mind therapy services that are just as effective online as they are in face-to-face sessions. Accessible to everyone across the UK, virtual offerings make it easy to prioritize your well-being from the comfort of your home. 

Clinical Supervision - Online

I offer clinical supervision for qualified counsellors, providing essential support, guidance, and warmth. With a trauma-informed and holistic approach, use of the seven-eyed model and IDM, the sessions promote systemic and relational thinking and an ethical system from which to explore all elements of your practice. Sessions are 1.5 hours a month; or an hour upon enquiry. 

Later Life Wellbeing and Therapeutic Support - Home visits

These visits are designed for older adults who would benefit from emotional support and therapeutic processing, meaningful companionship, cognitive enhancement and a trusted professional presence in the comfort of their own home. Each visit is tailored to the individual and is person-centred led.

鈥�These sessions can be weekly or fortnightly.

Counsellor-led Home Reset Support - Home visits

Support for people who feel overwhelmed by their home and want to rebuild control. This is a counsellor-led, home-based support service that combines emotional understanding with practical, structured action.

It helps you:

-Make sense of feeling overwhelmed or stuck

-Understand emotional attachment to possessions

-Take practical steps to reduce clutter and restore order

-Build simple systems and routines that support daily life

-Create a home environment that feels calmer and more manageable

1:1 Counselling Sessions - Online

* 拢70 for a 50-minute session 

1:1 Clinical Supervision - Online

* 拢90 for 1.5 hours or 拢70 for an hour

Later Life Wellbeing and Therapeutic Support - Home Based

50 mins: 拢70

75 mins: 拢85

鈥�These sessions can be weekly or fortnightly.

鈥�Travel within 8 miles of Welford (NN6) is included. For visits outside this area, a small travel supplement may apply:

8鈥�15 miles: 拢10

15鈥�20 miles: 拢15

Over 20 miles: Please enquire

Counsellor-led Home Reset Support

Please contact for costs. 

Travel within 8 miles of Welford (NN6) is included. For visits outside this area, a small travel supplement may apply:

8鈥�15 miles: 拢10

15鈥�20 miles: 拢15

Over 20 miles: Please enquire

Please contact me for a free, no-obligation telephone consultation (15/20 minutes).

I have been counselling adolescents and adults since January 2016. The foundation of my training is Person-Centred, but I work as an integrative therapist, and my toolbox has theoretical underpinnings from the following modalities: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (somatic), Trauma-Informed, Systemic, Attachment, Therapeutic Communities, Sand-Story, Solution-Focused, Motivational Interviewing, CBT and DBT. I specialise in working with people impacted by adverse childhood experiences, domestic and sexual violence, trauma, addiction, relationship issues, family issues and more.

I work online after qualifying in a CPCAB Level 6 in Supervision.

Since January 2016, I have worked alongside:

Youthworks CIC, Kettering 2016-2017 (Counsellor - Placement)

Service Six Youth Agency, Wellingborough 2017-2021 (Therapeutic Counsellor, Rapid Response Worker, Family Support Worker, School Counsellor covering Northants and Leics)

SP Bespoke Drug & Alcohol Rehab, Northampton 2019 (Crisis Counsellor)

Break the Silence Domestic Abuse Charity, Birmingham 2020 (Counsellor)

YMCA, Peterborough 2017-2019 (Trainer the Trainer and Assembly Delivery within local schools)

EVE Domestic Abuse, Northampton 2019-2020 (Counsellor and Evolve Facilitator Perpetrator Programme)

The Yards Youth Organisation, Northampton 2022 (Community Engagement)

Cyrenian House Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation, Western Australia 2024 (Clinical Counsellor & Educator)

The CPCAB Level 6 Supervision training had a relational and systemic approach and uses the seven-eyed model (Shohet, 2008). This model provides counsellors and psychotherapists with seven areas of focus that encompass the client, the therapist, the supervisor, the relationships between therapist, client and supervisor, and the wider system. The model is called 鈥渟even-eyed鈥� because it focuses on seven distinct aspects of the therapeutic process. There is also a huge focus on the IDM, which supports personal and professional growth of the counsellor by adapting feedback and teaching style to match the counsellor鈥檚 developmental level. This can foster higher levels of self-awareness, competency, autonomy, and ethical practice.

I use a whole-system approach within supervision, in a safe and non-judgemental space. I have strong safeguarding knowledge and a trauma-informed approach to supervision. I am open to exploring my modalities more in supervision if you have a particular interest. I am also neurodiverse and therefore neuro-affirming. Please enquire if you would be interested in discussing this further, and I look forward to hearing from you.

I charge 拢90 for 1.5 hours.