Charlotte Houghton
Calm, direct counselling that helps you move forward
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About Charlotte
Charlotte Houghton is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with four years' experience. She uses straightforward language and a warm manner to help people untangle what feels overwhelming. She brings humour and lived experience into sessions when appropriate, and aims to empower clients to make their own decisions and changes.
Her way of working combines client-centred counselling and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She is open and direct, and often uses simple, visual examples to make patterns clearer.
Background and approach
She meets people where they are and walks alongside them while they look at painful or confusing feelings. Charlotte has particular experience supporting people facing grief after sudden loss, including bereavement by suicide, and helps clients work towards acceptance in their own time. She also draws on experience with neurodiversity and long-term health conditions to understand practical day-to-day impacts.
She has a special interest in parenting topics and the journey to parenthood, and supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, relationship concerns, trauma and ADHD-related challenges. She aims to explore links between present reactions and earlier life events to build useful awareness.
Charlotte offers flexible working patterns including some evening and daytime sessions, and sometimes shares worksheets or email follow-ups when that fits a person's way of working. To begin, users are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 392001
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Charlotte's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Charlotte works with
Everything Charlotte lists, in their own terms.
- 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 Charlotte works online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental relationship. The counsellor listens, reflects and follows the person's pace so they can find their own understanding and choices. It suits people who want a supportive space to talk things through.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and decide together what methods to try. That collaborative process helps shape sessions around practical steps and what matters most to you.
Practical benefits of online work should be confirmed with the therapist, as exact formats are not specified in the biography. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow for flexible scheduling such as evening slots. If you prefer written follow-up or worksheets between meetings, the therapist sometimes offers those to support progress.
Questions and answers
What issues does this counsellor help with?
Charlotte supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, relationship concerns, trauma, parenting questions, anger, career worries, life changes and ADHD among other areas.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is open, warm and direct. She uses client-centred counselling and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice patterns and make choices that match their values.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has four years of practice and experience supporting people through sudden bereavement and grief. She also has lived experience of a family member with autism and ADHD which informs her understanding.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or with people abroad?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify exact session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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