Relationships, Trauma, Intimacy & Life’s Difficult Questions
When old pattterns no longer work
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When old pattterns no longer work

Many people seek therapy because something in life, a relationship, or within themselves no longer feels sustainable. I work with individuals and partners from all walks of life, providing online and in-person psychotherapy. A core part of my work includes supporting individuals navigating the unique pressures of demanding professional roles and international relocations. Whether you are managing heavy organizational responsibilities, facing professional burnout, navigating parental pressures, or adjusting to life in a new culture, I offer a grounded, confidential space to process stress, untangle complex transitions, and rebuild resilience.
Kathryn Roe, MSW
UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor & Internationally Certified Transactional Analyst & Master of Social Work.
Specialist in Complex Trauma, Relationship Depth, and Cross-Jurisdictional Online Care

I offer Transactional Analysis (TA), which can help you understand the unconscious patterns, beliefs and "life script" that continue to shape your relationships, choices and sense of self.
I also provide EMDR, an evidence-based therapy recommended by the NHS for trauma and distressing experiences. EMDR helps the brain process difficult memories so that they no longer carry the same emotional weight in the present.
Therapy is not about being given advice or being told how to live. It is about creating a space where difficult experiences, relationships, emotions and questions can be explored safely and honestly. Whether you come as an individual or as a couple, I aim to offer both warmth and professional expertise as we work together towards greater understanding, healing and change.
"A psychotherapist is not an 'expert' at being human... I am the fellow struggling human being who is prepared to put on their wellington boots and wade into the mud with my client." (Cook, 2025)
My in-person practice in Northallerton is conveniently located with free parking and accessible facilities.
Alongside my Northallerton practice, I provide secure, cross-jurisdictional online therapy internationally, flexing my scheduling to seamlessly accommodate different global time zones.


Navigate the challenges and celebrate the strengths of your relationship.
Relationships can bring connection, joy and meaning, but they can also expose our deepest vulnerabilities. Many partners/couples seek therapy when old patterns of communication no longer work, conflicts become repetitive, intimacy feels distant, or life changes place new pressures on the relationship.
Together, we will explore not only the difficulties you are facing, but also the underlying patterns that may be keeping you stuck. My aim is to help you develop greater understanding, strengthen connection, and create meaningful and lasting change.

Partners/Couples commonly seek support around:
• Communication and relationship patterns – recurring arguments, loss of trust, emotional distance, or feeling unheard and unappreciated.
• Intimacy and sexual concerns – differences in desire, sexual difficulties, questions around sexuality or gender identity, and rebuilding emotional and physical closeness.
• Life transitions and change – becoming parents, retirement, empty nesting, health challenges, fertility treatment, or other significant life events that affect the relationship.
• Trauma and past experiences – the impact of childhood experiences, previous relationships, infidelity, loss, grief, anger, or unresolved emotional wounds.
• Meaning, values and the future of the relationship – exploring commitment, separation, divorce, blended families, cultural differences, and questions about what kind of relationship you want to create together.



My approach to relationship therapy is integrative and active. Rather than applying a single model, I draw from a range of therapeutic approaches to meet the unique needs of each couple.
These include:
• Transactional Analysis (TA) – helping partners understand recurring patterns, communication styles and the unconscious "life scripts" that shape relationships.
• Attachment Theory – exploring how early experiences influence trust, closeness, conflict and emotional connection.
• Imago Relationship Therapy – using moments of conflict as opportunities for deeper understanding, healing and growth.
• Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Perspectives – bringing awareness to underlying emotional processes that may be influencing the relationship.
• Trauma-Informed and Psychosexual Approaches – supporting couples affected by trauma, intimacy difficulties and sexual concerns.
Alongside these approaches, I bring an interest in the wider questions of meaning, identity and what it means to live and relate authentically as human beings.
Please reach me at kathrynroepsychotherapy@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Fees & Investment
My practice is dedicated to helping individuals, couples/partners, and professionals navigate complex life transitions, untangle recurring patterns, and foster deeper intimacy and communication. Rather than focusing on short-term fixes, our work together centres on creating lasting, meaningful change. I provide a highly confidential space tailored to the unique lifestyle demands of international families, executives, and high-pressure professionals.
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Qualifications and registration
• Internationally Certified Transactional Analyst Psychotherapist (CTA-P)
• Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (PTSTA)
• Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Dip. TA)
• EMDR practitioner
• Diploma in Clinical Supervision
• UKCP-registered Psychotherapist
Academic background:
• Master of Social Work (Durham University)
• BA (Hons) Child Development
• FdA Early Years Professional Practice
• PG Cert Advanced Social Work Practice
• Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
I offer a reflective, relational and collaborative space for clinical supervision with therapists, trainees and other professionals, including social workers, educators and organisational practitioners.
Supervision provides a space to think carefully about your clinical work, your emotional responses to clients, and the relational and systemic dynamics that emerge in practice. We will attend not only to what you do with clients, but also to what happens between you and your clients, and what this may evoke in you.
Much of our work together may be understood through key themes that also inform my psychotherapy practice: relationships, trauma, intimacy, life transitions and meaning. These often appear in supervision as parallel processes within clinical work, teams and organisations.
Supervision can support your development in the following areas:
Where helpful, supervision may also include brief teaching or theoretical input to support clinical thinking.
My approach is rooted in Transactional Analysis and informed by my background in mental health, social care and education.
I aim to offer a supervision space that is both supportive and appropriately challenging, encouraging reflection, curiosity and professional growth. Supervision is co-created, and we will work together to shape what is most useful for you at different stages of your development.
Where relevant, we may also explore how personal experiences or external pressures are impacting your professional role.
Supervision and professional consultation fees are shared directly upon inquiry and reflect the frequency, scope, and specific requirements of your practice or organization.
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