Justine Howard

• Person-Centred Counselling
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Stress and anxiety

About Justine

Justine Howard works on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating issues, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She uses an integrative approach, drawing primarily from Person-Centred Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Justine is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 28 years of experience.

Justine offers practical ways to manage difficult thoughts alongside open, person-centred conversation. Sessions may involve exploring current thoughts and feelings, identifying unhelpful patterns, and practising different ways of responding. She adapts the balance of talking and practical technique to what each person finds most helpful.

Her work covers a broad range of concerns including abandonment, attachment, body image and eating difficulties, autism and Asperger Syndrome, long-term health conditions and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with communication and control issues, commitment worries, blended family matters and the effects of adoption or foster care.

Justine aims to make the process straightforward. She uses plain language and focused tasks when helpful, and gives time for feelings and experiences to be understood. Her practice combines direct strategies from CBT with the listening and relational focus of Person-Centred Counselling.

She practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. International clients are accepted. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Justine uses Person-Centred Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as central parts of her practice. Person-Centred Counselling focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience, helping people to clarify feelings and consider choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect, and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns.

She combines these approaches so the practical tools of CBT sit alongside careful listening from a person-centred perspective. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The counsellor and client review goals and preferences together and adjust the balance of techniques as therapy progresses.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking as the biography does not specify formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a working day or when travel is difficult. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions without video if that suits the person better. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, often use online work to increase accessibility and help people keep therapy part of everyday life.

Topics Justine lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Eating disorders
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Questions about Justine

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the main concerns she supports and she uses CBT and person-centred methods to address it.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers an integrative approach drawing primarily on Person-Centred Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

How much experience does she have?

She has 28 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

What languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start sessions with her?

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