Charlotte Hughes
Practical, adaptable counselling for life challenges
About Charlotte
Charlotte Hughes offers a practical, person-focused counselling approach. She uses a mix of therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and grief. Charlotte makes room for gentle, straightforward conversations so clients can find clearer ways forward.
She has 15 years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Before training as a counsellor, she worked as a nurse in the NHS. That background means she understands how physical health and long-term illness affect mood, relationships and everyday life.
Background and approach
In sessions Charlotte adapts methods to each person. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to suit the issue at hand. The work often focuses on coping strategies, clearer communication and making values-based choices.
Charlotte has supported people through addiction, trauma and abuse, mood difficulties including bipolar, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with caregiver stress, chronic pain and the emotional impact of serious illness and bereavement. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, giving options for different needs.
Charlotte aims for a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through what matters and build manageable steps toward change.
What Charlotte works with
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them. It encourages clarifying personal values and taking small, practical steps that align with those values to improve daily life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, low mood and unhelpful behaviours. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, EFT, centres on understanding emotional responses and improving how people express and respond to feelings, which is useful for relationship and attachment concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses aims, preferences and what feels most helpful, then chooses or combines methods collaboratively. This means the plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. Video lets people see non-verbal cues and hold longer sessions. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat and text messaging can suit quick check-ins, people who prefer writing, or those who want paced reflection between messages. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving and health needs while still focusing on meaningful change.
| 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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
