Counsellor profile
Charlotte Houghton, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting focus
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- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Client-centred counselling
- Parenting concerns
About Charlotte
Charlotte Houghton is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, anger, career questions, life changes and ADHD. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Her style is direct and clear. She uses straightforward language and sometimes brings lightness or visuals into conversations to make a point. She prefers honest, plain talk and will not tell clients what to do. Instead she helps people make their own decisions and put changes into practice.
Charlotte draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred counselling. She often links present-day behaviours and feelings to childhood experiences to help people understand why they react as they do. That awareness then becomes the basis for practical steps and experiments to change unhelpful patterns.
She has experience supporting people through sudden bereavement and suicide loss, and she has worked with clients affected by long-term medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis. She also has lived experience of family autism and ADHD and says this shapes her understanding of related challenges.
Charlotte says she shares worksheets and replies to emails for people who find that useful. She offers some evening and daytime live sessions to fit around busy schedules, and uses a subscription booking model that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches shape online sessions
Charlotte uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred counselling as the basis for her online work. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and then choosing actions that align with personal values. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, stress and life transitions. Client-centred counselling prioritises the person's own perspective, offering empathy, reflective listening and space to make sense of experiences without direction from the therapist.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Charlotte will discuss what helps most and adapt techniques based on a client's goals and preferences. Decisions about pace, exercises and any worksheets are made collaboratively so the approach fits daily life and current needs.
Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. One practical benefit of online work is that it can fit into busy routines more easily, for example allowing evening slots or shorter check-ins during work breaks. Online work also makes it easier to share worksheets and follow-up materials between sessions when that is useful.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, parenting concerns, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, anger, career questions, life changes and ADHD.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She is direct and uses plain language. She brings visual examples and occasional humour, and aims to help people reach their own decisions rather than giving directives.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years' experience as a counsellor working with a range of issues including bereavement, long-term illness and parenting challenges.
What credential and country is she registered in?
She holds BACP accreditation and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.