Charlotte Houghton, BACP
Compassionate, direct counselling for life changes
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- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Charlotte
Charlotte Houghton is a counsellor who works from a person-centred perspective and uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She writes plainly and speaks directly in sessions to make things clear. She brings warmth, a bit of humour and real-life experience to conversations.
Charlotte aims to help people find their own answers rather than telling them what to do. She is open and non-judgemental and meets people where they are. Her style is straightforward and visual - she may use metaphors to make patterns easier to notice.
Background and approach
She often links current behaviours and feelings back to childhood experiences to build useful awareness. Charlotte has experience supporting people facing sudden bereavement and grief, including deaths by suicide. She has worked with people coping with long-term illness such as multiple sclerosis and understands the anxiety that can follow a medical diagnosis.
She also brings lived experience of autism and ADHD in her family life. Parenting concerns and the journey to becoming a parent are an area of particular interest for her. She has supported clients from many countries and faiths, and with diverse gender identities and neurodivergence.
Sessions are available in English for adults aged 18 and over. She offers flexible arrangements including evening sessions and written worksheets by email for people who prefer that style of work. Charlotte encourages small steps and practical choices so people can move towards the life they want.
What Charlotte works with
Everything Charlotte lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Charlotte helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Charlotte lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on what matters to the person and on taking small actions that fit their values, which can help with anxiety, depression and stress.Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a supportive, non-judgemental relationship. The therapist follows the person’s pace and helps them feel heard, which can make it easier to clarify decisions and build self-trust when facing grief or life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Charlotte will talk with clients about goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that suit them. This is a collaborative process and can adapt over time as needs change.
Online sessions via video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer written reflection or who want flexible timing. These options make therapy more accessible around work, childcare or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Charlotte
What kinds of concerns does Charlotte help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and compassion fatigue, plus parenting concerns and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is open and direct with a warm tone and occasional humour. She uses clear language and visual metaphors to help people understand patterns.
What is her background and experience?
Charlotte has four years of counselling experience and has worked with sudden bereavement, long-term illness and neurodiversity in family contexts.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Charlotte provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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