Charlotte Hand , BACP

Charlotte Hand is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports those facing trauma and abuse, bereavement, parenting strains and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Charlotte works with LGBT clients and people navigating major life changes or career worries.

Charlotte trained and practises with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has five years of clinical experience and attends regular professional supervision and ongoing training. She aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.

In sessions she creates a calm, non-judgemental space to talk through what matters most. She offers both short-term and longer-term work, and adapts the pace to suit each person. The focus is practical: identifying goals, trying out coping tools and building ways to manage future challenges.

Her approach is integrative, drawing on client-centred listening, mindfulness practices, psychodynamic thinking and solution-focused ideas. Trauma-focused methods are used when relevant for past abuse or sexual violence. Charlotte will discuss which methods might help and work collaboratively on a plan.

People can expect a straightforward, down-to-earth style. Charlotte describes the work as an honour and treats each person with respect and sensitivity. Practical coping strategies and clearer ways to understand patterns of feeling are common outcomes of the work she offers.

How Charlotte's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions; it suits worries about relationships, self-esteem and life decisions. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple breathing and awareness exercises to reduce stress and improve sleep and mood. Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at the impact of past abuse and sexual violence and uses careful, paced techniques to support recovery and reduce distress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made so the plan stays relevant and manageable.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging is useful for shorter check-ins, writing out thoughts, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into everyday life and to keep continuity of care across different circumstances.