About me
Do you often find yourself putting others first, struggling to say “no”, or feeling responsible for how those around you feel? You might notice yourself becoming disconnected from your own needs, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low in mood, or simply exhausted. Perhaps you’re going through a life change, living with a long-term condition, or simply needing space to pause and make sense of things.
Hi, I’m Charlotte from Just Be Therapy. I offer a compassionate, confidential space where you can talk openly and without judgment. My approach is integrative, with a person-centred foundation, drawing from psychodynamic, CBT, ACT, DBT, mindfulness, and trauma-sensitive, neuro-affirming approaches.
In practice, this means your therapy is tailored to you! Your pace, your needs, and what feels most helpful in the moment, rather than a “one-size-fits-all” way of working. I also work from a social model perspective, recognising that distress often makes sense in the context of our experiences, relationships, and environments, rather than being something “wrong” with you.
Together, we might explore patterns in your relationships and ways of coping, gently build self-awareness and self-trust, or create space to slow down and reconnect with yourself in a way that feels more steady and manageable over time.
As a disabled counsellor, I also bring both lived and professional experience of complex trauma, invisible disability, chronic illness, anxiety, low mood, and caring responsibilities. This can offer an additional layer of understanding and attunement in our work together.
If you’re considering reaching out but feeling unsure, that’s very understandable. You’re welcome to send me a message initially — there’s no obligation to commit. From there, you can decide if you’d like a free 15-minute telephone consultation: a short call where you can ask any questions you may have, and I can learn a little more about what’s going on for you, to help us both think about whether I’d be the right counsellor for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- BA (Hons) Integrative Counselling, First-Class (Dissertation exploring: the use of Nature in Self-Care Practices)
- NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism
- NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent
- FAA Level 3 Award in Principles of Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Young People, or Vulnerable Adults (RQF)
- Introduction to Counselling Children and Young People
Most recent CPD and further training:
- GamCare: Gambling-Related Harm Prevention
- Working Within Diversity – An Anti-Oppressive Model for Therapeutic Practice
- Working with Trauma
- Working with Grief and Bereavement
- Working with Shame
- Neurodiversity, Developmental Trauma and Repair masterclass
Experience:
I have been practising as a counsellor since 2023, supporting adults of all ages with anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodiversity, caring responsibilities, and invisible disabilities. My experience includes working with well-established charities and organisations, such as Mind and carers' centres, providing one-to-one support and helping clients navigate complex emotional and practical challenges.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£45.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions are £45 and last 50 minutes.
Payments accepted via bank transfer in advance (24 hours) of each session.
When I work
My current availability is mainly Saturday mornings/early afternoon and every other Thursday afternoon/ evening. Please feel free to get in touch to check in about my current space, as this can sometimes shift.
Further information
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. If you have any questions or would like to check my current availability, please do get in touch.
Email is usually the best way to reach me, as I’m not always able to monitor my phone.
