Charlotte Clayton
Supporting calmer lives with practical therapy
About Charlotte
Charlotte Clayton is a counsellor who uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in her practice. She has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration. Charlotte focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and LGBT issues in a down-to-earth way.
She aims to create an open and non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about honestly.
Background and approach
Sessions are paced to each person, with emphasis on making people feel comfortable and heard. Charlotte often draws on practical skills to help with emotional regulation and everyday challenges. Her background includes work with people facing a wide range of difficulties, including attachment and abandonment concerns, body image and caregiver stress.
She has supported those coping with infidelity, divorce and separation, blended family pressures, domestic violence and issues around guilt, shame and forgiveness. This breadth of experience informs a flexible, person-focused approach. Charlotte describes her style as grounded and approachable.
She encourages realistic steps and small changes that build over time. Clients can expect to work on values, emotional acceptance and practical coping strategies that fit their lives. Her BACP membership is noted as part of professional practice in the UK.
People who choose to start therapy with Charlotte will find a counsellor who aims to be present, respectful and committed to their journey of change.
What Charlotte works with
How Charlotte works
Listed by Charlotte among the ways they work.
Listed by Charlotte among the ways they work.
Listed by Charlotte among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then focus on actions that match their values. It often helps with anxiety, low mood and issues around identity or purpose.Client-Centred Therapy centres on a supportive, non-judgemental relationship. The counsellor listens closely and follows the person’s pace, which can be helpful for people working through shame, relationship strains or self-doubt.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy provides practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Simple grounding, emotion regulation and distress-tolerance techniques can reduce overwhelm and support steadier responses in day-to-day life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as work progresses. Clients are supported to try techniques and decide what fits best for them.
Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat or messaging make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations, phone works when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging suits quick check-ins or people who prefer not to use a camera. These options allow therapy to fit around work, family and other commitments, and make it easier to keep regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
