- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Justine
Justine Gibbs is a counsellor who focuses on parenting and the everyday strains of family life. She welcomes people who are anxious, overwhelmed, grieving, or trying to rebuild self-esteem. Her approach aims to make small, practical changes that fit into busy lives.
Justine draws on six years of hands-on practice across health, education and social care settings. She combines knowledge from those fields with personal experience of parenting and caring roles.
Background and approach
That mix informs clear, down-to-earth support rather than technical jargon. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-focused. She uses a blend of methods to suit each person - for example helping you notice unhelpful thoughts, learn new coping skills, and strengthen meaningful relationships.
The work is practical and paced to your needs. Clients can expect a tailored plan that changes as their situation changes. Justine emphasises building tools you can use between sessions, such as strategies for stress, managing anger, or improving communication at home.
She also supports people facing loss, chronic illness, or complex family arrangements. Her background includes work with the NHS and in community settings, which gives familiarity with medical and social care concerns. Justine is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She offers sessions in English and practises from the United Kingdom.
What Justine works with
Everything Justine lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Justine helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Justine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them control actions. It focuses on identifying what matters to you and taking small steps toward those values, which can help with stress, anxiety and life transitions.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape responses today. In sessions it can help people improve communication, reduce reactivity, and build more reliable ways of relating to partners and family members.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust plans together. This collaborative process helps match techniques to the issues you bring and how you prefer to work.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support easier to fit around school, work or caring duties. Many people find the range of formats makes it simpler to keep continuity of care and to use therapy in a way that fits daily life.
Questions people ask about Justine
What concerns can be brought to sessions?
Common topics include parenting, relationship strain, stress and anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, anger, compassion fatigue and life changes.
How does Justine approach therapy?
She blends practical methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed work and client-centred support to match what each person needs.
What relevant experience does she have?
Justine has six years of professional experience working across health, teaching, employability and social care contexts, alongside personal experience of parenting and caring roles.
Where does she practise and what are her credentials?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be taken by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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