Justine GibbsBACP

Justine Gibbs is a counsellor who works with people facing pregnancy and childbirth-related concerns alongside everyday life stresses. She focuses on building confidence, managing anxiety and coping with major life changes so parents and carers can feel steadier during transition. Her style is relaxed and engaging while remaining professional.

Justine brings six years of practical experience across health, teaching and social care settings. She has worked with people experiencing stress, low mood, relationship and family difficulties, grief, compassion fatigue and a range of other challenges. This variety helps her tailor what she does to each person's circumstances.

Her approach draws on several therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. She combines tools from these models with a client-centred stance so the work matches what someone needs right now. Sessions focus on clear steps, helpful skills and real-life adjustments.

Justine describes herself as someone who uses both professional training and life experience as a parent, sibling and advocate. She aims to help people regain a sense of control and confidence. Plans are flexible and adjusted to fit each person as they progress.

Based in the United Kingdom, Justine works in English and uses a short matching questionnaire to get started. She asks people to begin when they feel ready, and offers support designed to be practical and down to earth.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice their thoughts and values, then take small actions that move them towards what matters. It can help with anxiety, low mood and adjusting to life changes such as pregnancy and childbirth. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current family and parenting interactions; it can help when relational patterns cause stress or disconnection. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, using exercises and homework to build new habits over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore goals, preferences and everyday demands with the client and agree a plan together. That plan can combine approaches and change as progress is made so the work stays relevant and achievable.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can help fit therapy into a busy routine by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed and making it simpler to schedule around work, medical appointments or childcare. It also makes it easier to bring practical tools into daily life between sessions, for example breathing exercises, brief behavioural experiments or written reflections that clients can use in the moment.