Charlotte Houghton

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Client-Centred counselling
• Works with grief

About Charlotte

Charlotte Houghton works on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem and related issues using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred counselling. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years' experience.

Charlotte uses clear, direct language in sessions. She often describes thoughts with visual images to make patterns easier to see. She will ask straightforward questions and sometimes use humour when it fits to ease difficult moments.

Her work draws on experience supporting people bereaved by sudden death or suicide. In those situations she focuses on kindness, direct questions and making feelings more visible so people can begin to accept changes in their lives.

She often looks at links between current behaviours and childhood experiences. Building awareness of those links is used as a basis for practical change rather than offering instructions on what to do.

Charlotte has experience supporting people with long-term medical conditions such as MS, and people affected by autism and ADHD in their family. She lists additional focus areas including parenting, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, career concerns, and coping with life changes.

Sessions may include worksheets and brief written follow-up when that suits the client. Evening appointments are available some days, with daytime slots on Monday and Thursday, and she aims to offer times that fit working routines.

To begin, clients use the site matching process to choose a counsellor and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches used in online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without fighting them, identifying what matters most, and taking steps that align with those values. It can help with anxiety, stress, low mood and coping with difficult life changes.

Client-Centred counselling emphasises listening and reflecting what the client says so they can make their own decisions. This approach is useful for improving self-esteem, exploring relationship or parenting concerns, and working through grief at the client’s pace.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, try out approaches and adapt methods to fit the client's needs and preferences in a collaborative way.

Confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around work or caring responsibilities, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and avoid travel time. Registered or accredited professionals offer the same therapeutic techniques remotely as they do in person, and the practical aim is to make sessions usable within everyday life rather than to promise a particular service.

Topics Charlotte lists

• Stress and 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 and 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

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Client-Centred Therapy

Questions about Charlotte

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed specialities and form a core part of her practice.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centred counselling as her main approaches.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years' experience working as a counsellor and is a member of the BACP.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can I have remote or in-person sessions?

Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list explicit formats.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started with her?

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