Catherine Moss

Online

Attachment-Based Psychotherapy for Adults Online

Hello I am Catherine and I offer gentle, attachment-based psychotherapy for adults who are exploring relationship challenges, identity, shame, emotional disconnection, anxiety, low self-worth and the impact of early childhood experiences.

At the centre of my work is creating a calm, compassionate and emotionally safe therapeutic space. This is somewhere you do not have to rush, perform, explain everything perfectly, or arrive with everything figured out. You are welcome exactly as you are.

Therapy with me is led by you and paced around your needs. We will move slowly and carefully, paying attention to what feels manageable for you. There is no pressure to share more than you feel ready for. I believe meaningful therapeutic work happens through safety, trust and being met with warmth, sensitivity and respect.

Many people come to therapy carrying experiences of feeling unseen, overwhelmed, ashamed, disconnected or emotionally alone in relationships. You may find yourself repeating patterns that feel familiar but painful. You may long for closeness, but also feel the need to pull away. You may worry that you are “too much”, “not enough”, or somehow difficult to love.

Some of the thoughts or feelings you may recognise include:

“Things just don’t make sense.”
“I want to be close, but I also want to be distant.”
“I want to hide, but I don’t like not being seen.”
“This feels familiar, but not comfortable.”
“I feel too much.”
“I don’t feel enough.”

Attachment-based therapy can help you begin to make sense of these experiences. Together, we gently explore the patterns, beliefs and protective strategies that may have developed in response to your early relationships and life experiences. This is not about blame. It is about understanding how the past may still be influencing the present, especially in your relationships with yourself and others.

My approach is grounded in attachment theory and informed by an understanding of the nervous system, relational dynamics, family history, emotional patterns and the ways we learn to protect ourselves early in life. Therapy may involve noticing how your body responds to emotional closeness, conflict, shame, stress or uncertainty, and finding steadier, kinder ways of relating to yourself.

Attachment-based psychotherapy is about making sense of your story with another person. It can feel like finding the pieces of a puzzle and slowly building a picture together. As understanding grows, there can be more room for self-compassion, emotional connection and choice.

Sessions are collaborative, relational and supportive. I offer online therapy, allowing you to access attachment-based psychotherapy from a place where you feel comfortable and safe. Online sessions can offer flexibility while still providing a warm, steady and connected therapeutic relationship.

If you are looking for gentle, attachment-based therapy for relationship difficulties, shame, emotional disconnection or the impact of childhood experiences, I would be glad to hear from you.