Catherine Noy
Relationship-focused counsellor and coach
ACA Australia
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Family, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Catherine
Catherine Noy is an experienced counsellor who uses practical, relationship-focused approaches to help people build more satisfying lives. She is an ACA counsellor with 17 years of work in Australia and brings a calm, respectful manner to sessions.
Background and approach
She focuses on relationship and family concerns, including intimacy issues and blended family dynamics. She also supports people with parenting questions, self-esteem struggles, stress and anxiety, and problems with motivation and confidence.
Catherine works with a wide range of other concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, addictions, and mood conditions including depression and bipolar disorder. Catherine adapts her work to each person.
She combines client-centred listening with approaches that look at emotional bonds and practical thinking skills. This mix helps people understand patterns, calm strong emotions, and try new ways of relating and coping.
The Gottman Method and emotionally-focused ideas inform her way of working with relationships and closeness. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented.
Catherine aims to make therapy a safe place to talk without judgement. She helps clients set clear, achievable steps so progress can be measured and adjusted as needed.
She is also attentive to life transitions and caregiving stresses, and offers support for career changes, first responder strain, and ageing or caregiver challenges. Catherine invites people to begin with a short intake to clarify goals and plan the next steps.
Approaches that inform online work and relationship repair
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on emotional bonds and how early patterns shape current relationships. It helps people understand why they react strongly and aims to strengthen emotional connection and safety in relationships.The Gottman Method looks at communication patterns, conflict skills and friendship between partners. It offers practical exercises to improve listening, reduce criticism and rebuild trust over time.
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the centre of sessions. The counsellor listens carefully, reflects what is said, and helps clients find their own solutions and goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then suggest an approach that fits. This happens collaboratively so the plan can be changed if something isn’t working.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls suit deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can be helpful for short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and caregiving duties and provide flexibility in how people engage with treatment.
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Experience
17+ years
Registered with
ACA
Languages
English