Charlotte Houghton, BACP
Charlotte Houghton is a counsellor with four years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.
About Charlotte
Charlotte Houghton is a counsellor with four years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and she uses clear, direct language in sessions to help people understand their patterns and options. Charlotte brings warmth, humour and honesty to her work and aims to meet clients where they are.
Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Client-Centred Therapy. She listens without judgement and helps people notice the patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
Charlotte prefers practical conversation and will sometimes use simple metaphors or visuals to make thoughts and feelings easier to talk about. Charlotte has particular experience supporting people through grief, including sudden bereavement. She is used to sitting with raw emotions in the weeks after a loss and asking direct, kind questions to help move towards acceptance.
She also works with stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem difficulties. She has a strong interest in parenting and the journey to parenthood, plus lived experience of autism and ADHD in her family. This informs how she understands related worries and practical challenges without making assumptions.
Charlotte also has experience supporting people living with long-term physical health conditions such as multiple sclerosis and people facing career or life changes. She adapts her style to each individual and offers worksheets or email follow-up for those who benefit from extra resources.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 392001 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
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.
Online support
Deciding which approach to use is part of the work you do together. Charlotte will discuss your goals, worries and preferences and recommend ways of working that suit you. That partnership means plans can change as you learn what helps most.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual exercises, phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat is helpful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments or mobility limits while keeping the focus on the therapeutic goals.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Charlotte help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression, and also works with parenting, relationship and career worries. She has additional focus areas such as ADHD, trauma and chronic illness concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct, warm and non-judgemental. She uses clear language, humour when appropriate, and simple metaphors to help make sense of feelings.
What background and experience does she have?
Charlotte has four years of clinical experience and experience supporting sudden bereavement, long-term illness and parenting issues. She also brings personal lived experience of autism and ADHD in her family.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routine and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies 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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