Charlotte Hand

• Trauma and abuse
• Mindfulness therapy
• Client-centred work

About Charlotte

Charlotte Hand works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. She uses an integrative approach and describes working collaboratively to help people develop practical tools and cope with life changes. Charlotte is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years' experience.

She offers support for a wide range of concerns including depression, sleeping difficulties, career strain, compassion fatigue and LGBT-related issues. She also focuses on abandonment and attachment issues, blended family challenges, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, codependency, commitment worries and dissociation. She works with bereavement, domestic violence, eating and food-related problems, emptiness and family of origin issues.

Charlotte describes herself as an integrative counsellor who draws on different methods depending on what will be most helpful. That can mean exploring past patterns, using mindfulness to manage present-day distress, or focusing on practical steps towards specific goals. She offers both short and long term therapy and aims to work at a pace that feels manageable.

She has completed specialist training in working with adult survivors of sexual violence, abuse, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. Charlotte works within the ethical framework of the BACP and attends regular professional supervision as part of her practice.

Sessions are presented as a collaborative process. Charlotte says she will help people identify priorities, practice skills to manage difficult feelings, and plan next steps to cope with future challenges. The first meeting is used to understand what the person wants to address and to agree how to work together.

How Charlotte uses different approaches in online counselling

Charlotte works integratively and commonly uses client-centred and trauma-focused methods alongside mindfulness practice. Client-centred work focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the person, helping them make sense of feelings and set goals for change. Trauma-focused approaches involve careful, structured work to address the effects of past harm and to develop ways of managing distressing memories or reactions.

Mindfulness techniques are used to build awareness of thoughts and sensations and to reduce the intensity of overwhelming feelings. These approaches can help with anxiety, sleep problems, grief and relationship difficulties by offering practical skills to use between sessions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss needs, goals and preferences and agree together which methods to try. This is a collaborative decision and can be reviewed as therapy progresses.

Confirm the practical session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and other commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and mindfulness practices for remote sessions so the work remains focused and practical.

Topics Charlotte lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Coping with life changes
• LGBT
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Mood disorders
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Charlotte

Does she work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. She supports people with anxiety, depression and stress using integrative methods.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers integrative counselling drawing on client-centred, psychodynamic, mindfulness, solution-focused and trauma-focused approaches.

What experience does she have?

She has five years' experience and has completed specialist training in working with adult survivors of sexual violence, abuse, trauma and PTSD.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works within their ethical framework.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she provide?

Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.