Charlotte HoughtonBACP

Charlotte Houghton is a BACP counsellor who works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief and the practical strains around parenting and the journey to parenthood. She uses straightforward language and a warm, honest manner to help people name what is troubling them and make their own decisions about next steps. Her approach is down to earth and often includes humour or visual examples to make difficult ideas easier to grasp.

She combines person-centred counselling with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, meeting people where they are and supporting them to build awareness of patterns that keep them stuck. Charlotte often looks at links between current reactions and early life experiences, so clients can understand why they respond a certain way and then choose different responses.

Charlotte has experience working with raw grief after sudden loss and with people affected by long-term medical diagnoses such as multiple sclerosis. She also has lived experience of autism and ADHD within her family, and has supported clients with neurodiversity, LGBTQIA+ identities and varied cultural and spiritual backgrounds.

She describes herself as open, direct and non-judgemental, and brings her personality into sessions while remaining focused on the client's goals. Outside sessions she shares worksheets by email for people who find that helpful, and she runs evening and some daytime appointments to fit around busy lives.

Charlotte encourages people to be proud of taking the first step towards change and offers supportive guidance as they work through grief, parenting concerns, relationship strain and other life challenges.

How Charlotte’s approaches can work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on the values and actions that matter most to them. It is often used for anxiety, depression and stress when someone wants practical ways to move forward rather than just analyse feelings.

Person-centred or client-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following what matters to the client. This approach helps people feel understood and build the confidence to make their own choices about change.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be explored together. Charlotte will work collaboratively to match techniques to the client's goals and preferences, adjusting what they try as understanding grows.

The main practical benefit of online working is fitting sessions into everyday life, for example by using evening appointments or sending worksheets by email between sessions. The therapist's profile does not list specific online formats here, so check the session options before booking to confirm what is offered. Online work can make it easier to keep regular contact and to build momentum while managing busy schedules.