Charlotte Harper
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About me
Hi, I’m Charlotte, a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am a warm, friendly and approachable counsellor and appreciate it can be daunting to reach out for therapy so I want to provide a clear view of what you can expect from working with me.
What you will gain from working with me
It’s my goal that you leave my practice with increased self-esteem, self-awareness and a renewed confidence and enthusiasm for life. You will gain insights into your feelings and thought processes, along with tools to experience them in a healthy way. I want to help you gain the self-acceptance needed to live authentically and feel confident in your decision making going forward. I will work with you to realise your own therapeutic goals and provide a tailored approach to support you to reach them.
Who I work with
I have experience of working with a range of issues, including severe anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, bereavement and have a particular interest in disordered eating and parenting challenges. As a trauma informed counsellor, including having trained in self-harm and suicide, I understand that sometimes our thoughts can be dark and scary, and I aim to support you to feel comfortable in bringing all of these parts of yourself to the therapy room, so that you don’t have to experience that darkness alone.
My background includes counselling within an NHS GP practice and a sight-loss charity, offering me insight into supporting people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. With a varied professional and personal background, my practice is diversity aware and aims to be inclusive to different cultures and communities.
My philosophical base
I am a person-centred counsellor. This means that I believe that you have everything in you to live a happy and fulfilling life, sometimes it’s just hard to access. As opposed to seeing myself as the expert, instead, I see you as the expert of your own experiences and it is my aim to empower you to better understand yourself, your feelings and behaviour and make the best decisions going forward for your own wellbeing and growth.
My approach
I believe the therapeutic relationship is central to effective counselling. As such I provide a safe, non-judgemental environment from which you can explore your thoughts and feelings in depth. I aim to walk alongside you with empathy and care as we explore what matters most to you. It is my aim to help you feel comfortable to bring all parts of yourself to the therapy room, safe in the knowledge that you will not only be accepted but embraced.
I understand that words don’t always come easily, so where helpful, I offer creative approaches, such as sand tray work, to help you express and process your inner experiences.
By working together we can:
- Provide you with psychoeducation to help you understand your thoughts and feelings better,
- Build your self-esteem,
- Help you to accept yourself,
- Provide you with effective tools to live a more fulfilling life,
- Reduce stress and anxiety,
- Practice boundary setting and help you feel better about saying no,
- Strengthen relationships,
- Reflect on unhelpful thinking patterns and relearn more helpful ones.
Information regarding sessions:
I am currently offering online sessions only with availability on Thursday day time and evenings subject to request and availability. I will be offering face to face sessions from July 2025.
I am flexible in my practice so please do reach out to let me know what works for you and I will always do my best to accommodate.
To help you decide if we’re a good fit, I offer a free, no-obligation 20-minute phone or video call. Please feel free to get in touch, I’d be glad to hear from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have completed the following training courses:
- Level 4 Diploma Therapeutic Counselling
- Sand Tray Therapy
- Attachment and Disordered Eating
- Trauma training
- Suicide and self-harm
- Bereavement and loss training
- Online and telephone counselling training
- Safeguarding children and adults
My way of working is client lead, this means I will not sit as the expert in our sessions and tell you how to live your life, rather, I aim to understand and empathise with your experiences and empower you to find a way forward to a more fulfilling life. I will walk alongside you on your therapeutic journey, building trust and a safe space from which to explore your feelings.
Depending on what works best for you, I can offer either traditional talking therapy or more creative techniques that can sometimes be helpful to unlock the subconscious feelings that can be difficult to reach. With all clients, I will follow your lead and offer interventions that suit you.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
50 minute session fees:
Standard pricing: £55 per session
Student pricing: £45 per session
80 minute fees: £70 per session
When I work
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My current availability is as follows:
- Thursdays 9:30am - 6:30pm
- Tuesdays and Fridays 5:30pm
Further information
Well done for getting this far. It can take a great deal of bravery to start seeking counselling. I urge you to continue your journey and reach out for a free initial call to see if we're a good fit for one another.
