Patient reviews Dr Catherine Sykes

Dr Sykes has helped me understand why I burnt out . She has helped me make changes that I never envisioned would be part of my life.

I’ve been suffering from anxiety most of my adult life. It has impacted my career as a lawyer. With Catherine, I have developed a self awareness that has helped

Working with Catherine opened my mind. I’ve always been anxious about my health. It got to the point that it was ruining my life. After working with Catherine,

I was sceptical at first but I’d like to thank Dr Catherine for her help which has changed me. I feel much happier and I understand myself.

Catherine's 12 meetings were life-changing. Her insights, support, and deep understanding left an indelible mark. Highly recommended!

Catherine Sykes was a lifeline. With a demanding job in IT & Finance, seeking help for panic attacks seemed daunting. Her nearby office made it easier. Thanks to her, I haven't had an attack in a long time. Her expertise and compassion changed my life.

I’ve benefitted greatly from working with Catherine. She’s changed how I view work and the trajectory of my career. I feel more able to listen to myself and avoid burnout after working with her. Working with her also helped me consider how to make my values and work align.

As a senior lawyer I contacted Dr Catherine Sykes to review my professional pathway from scholarship girl to senior lawyer to transition to a more senior mentoring role. I found Dr Sykes an excellent professional, and extremely wise.

Catherine paid a key part in helping my husband and I work through our difficulties. We are in a much better place now, better than we have been for years, and we are both very grateful to her for all her help and support.

I felt like I had a wise owl beside me as I took a big leap. I really couldn’t have made some important changes without Catherine’s guidance. I learnt so much about myself and felt supported and understood along the way.

I’ve been to therapists before but I’ve found the process too slow. Catherine got to the heart of my problem very quickly and from there she supported me to make some big changes. Her approach really worked for me.

All excellent from me. I’ve recommend to several friends and colleagues. I think Jen is outstanding in helping juggle the diary and try to accommodate changes. Catherine has helped me (and “saved me”) for 10 years - outstanding, amazing healthcare professional.

Such a positive experience working with Catherine. Her commitment and dedication to fully understanding your situation and providing the support and tools you need, in an accessible way, has been life changing. The flexibility and ease in booking appointments is also great.

Catherine helped me recover from burnout. I didn’t realise I was burnt out. I was experiencing some distressing memory problems. It was a quite a difficult journey to accept that I was burnt out but now I feel like a completely different person with lots

Dr Catherine is absolutely excellent - her experience and quality of care and professionalism is first class. I would highly recommend her services.

I started therapy with first symptoms of burnout and family issues. Currently I’m calmer, self aware and happier. I have plan how to make my career and family life more fulfilling. I cannot thank her enough. I cannot recommended her enough.

I started therapy burnout and disillusioned. I ended knowing so much about myself which has given me hope. I’m feeling ready for the next challenge in life. This process has changed my life.

Catherine guided me through one of the toughest decisions of my life, and the work we did in the process has been truly transformational. I am more self-aware, self-accepting and enjoy life and embrace challenges in a whole new way. I cannot recommend her enough.

Dr Sykes is one of the kindest, most compassionate and professional doctors I have ever come across. She is a doctor whose empathy and very humane approach helped me to really open up, address and untangle the deep-rooted issues that I have fought with my whole life.

I picked Catherine due to her experience of working with lawyers. I never expected her in-depth understanding on my intersectionality as a woman of colour from working class roots. I have never felt so heard and understood. It’s been truly transformational.

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Catherine is very professional and approachable. Sessions her are very effective as she can quickly assess the root of the issues and design an action plan that works in maintaining mental health in a high pressure work environment.

I’ve been to see therapists before but never felt they understood me and at times felt judged for my success. This is not the case with Dr Sykes at all. She really understood me and gave me great help to understand myself.

Dr Catherine Sykes has been excellent with me and has helped me immeasurably to achieve my goals. Her and her staff provide and excellently organised service and would use again given the opportunity.

I had 10 sessions with Catherine that changed my life. She helped me to understand myself and guided me through making some important changes.

I learnt more from working with Catherine in 10 sessions than I did with working with a therapist for over a year. She’s great. I recommend her serviced wholeheartedly.

I have been seeing Dr Sykes for many years and always leave my appointments feeling calmer, stronger and 'lighter'. Dr Sykes is extremely knowledgeable and provides emotional support alongside practical tools to help navigate any situation.

Catherine and her team are amazingly helpful and accommodating. Catherine is extremely capable of working with high-performers in the city and gives practical steps to achieve ones goals, so that you are constantly making progress.

I wouldn’t only recommend Catherine, I have and fo some of the dearest people of my life. Catherine has completely changed my view on therapy from active listening to been able to change and get closer to the person I want to be.

Catherine has been amazing. Having had a bad burnout at work earlier in the year within lockdown, she has managed to get me out of the black hole I was in and has given me tools to manage the symptoms head on. I cannot recommend her enough!

Quite simply, Catherine saved our marriage. She is a first class unraveller of nasty knots. The world makes sense again. I’m sure her offices are lovely too but I’ve never been.

Dr Catherine Sykes is absolutely excellent. I could not recommend her more highly.

I wouldn't have the career I have now if it weren't for Catherine. She's be an invaluable resource for me to draw on over the last ten years. She helps me navigate the bad times and make the most of the good.

I would highly recommend Dr. Sykes to anyone. Catherine helped me through a tricky period with a peak in my anxiety and I felt fully supported throughout. Professional, pragmatic and human. I now attend coaching appointments and they are great too!

Dr Sykes helped me through a very difficult period and provided the reassurance I needed to face my problems. She was always very welcoming and friendly.

Catherine has been of great help in getting me through a difficult time. She is very professional and compassionate. A fantastic therapist and coach which I would highly recommand.

Catherine is very kind and easy to open up to, she explains scenarios and theories very clearly and always brings it back to real examples in your own life. I saw her during Covid restrictions so all appointments were via video call.

Dr Sykes helped me to manage extreme anxiety in a very short time-frame. Her approach is empathetic but also very practical and professional.

I have worked with Dr. Sykes twice and have had great experiences both times. She is professional, courteous, well-spoken and very easy to communicate with.

I would more than highly recommend Dr Catherine Sykes. She has a wonderful way of making you feel relaxed and able to talk through your problems.

Catherine truly helped me through one of the most intense periods of my life. Her techniques and manner of explaining really helped me progress and evolve.

I’ve seen Dr Sykes on three separate occasions now, spanning from CBT to life coaching, and there’s nothing she can’t help me with. I can’t recommend her enough

I have known Catherine for 5 years and in that time she has helped me overcome some pretty entrenched beliefs - the results of which have benefited me hugely.