About me
Hi, my name is Charlotte, and I am a qualified and experienced counsellor working with adults aged 18 and over. I am registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have many years of experience working in the NHS, including supporting people following a diagnosis of cancer. I have also worked in hospices and within university settings.
My aim is to offer a safe and supportive space where you can talk openly, without fear of being judged or criticised. By having the opportunity to explore your thoughts, feelings, and relationships, it can become clearer where you may be feeling stuck. From this place of new understanding, there can be greater choice and the possibility of change.
Life can present challenges at any stage, sometimes unexpectedly, and feeling overwhelmed during these times is completely understandable. Another reason to consider counselling may be that you notice patterns of behaviour in some relationships, that you would like to change.
Counselling can help you develop a deeper understanding of yourself and of why certain situations or relationships may leave you feeling repeatedly upset, anxious, angry, low, or confused. While challenges may still arise, counselling can support you to respond with greater calm, confidence, and self-awareness.
As a counsellor, my role is not to give advice, but to use my skills to focus on what is important to you. This allows you to develop your own understanding and resources to support yourself. The number of sessions is flexible and can be tailored to suit your needs and what you would like to gain from counselling.
My core training is in Humanistic Counselling with Transactional Analysis (TA). I draw on my wider training and experience to tailor sessions to each individual. Transactional Analysis is an accessible therapeutic approach in which the client and counsellor work collaboratively.
If you would like to find out more about TA, please follow this link:
https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/transactional-analysis.html#whatistransactionalanalysis
If you would like to explore whether counselling with me feels right, please do get in touch, we can arrange a free 30 minute telephone consultation either arranging a time via email or you can book a time using the telephone introductory call system.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BA (Hons) Humanistic Counselling with TA - Middlesex University
- FdA Humanistic Counselling with TA (BACP Acc) - University of Winchester
- TA 101 - Peter Symonds College- Winchester
- BSc Palliative Care Nursing, Manchester University
- Registered General Nurse
My Experience
- NHS
- Southampton and Solent Universities
- Hospice
Memberships
- BACP
- NMC
- AHCS* not currently practising
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
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Each (50 minute) session is £50.00
Parking is available
When I work
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Further information
I have additional interest and training in
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Single Session Therapy (SST)
