- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- ACT and CBT methods
- Work with frontline staff
About Charlotte
Charlotte Hughes is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 15 years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, grief, self-esteem and depression, as well as addictions and trauma-related concerns. She also offers support for intimacy issues and for people dealing with sleep or eating difficulties.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based and Cognitive Behavioral approaches. Sessions are practical and focused on naming feelings, improving communication, and changing the patterns that cause pain. She adapts her methods to the situation rather than following one fixed model.
Charlotte has a background as a nurse in the NHS, which informs her work with people facing physical health challenges. That experience shapes how she talks about chronic pain, recovery from surgery, cancer treatment, chronic fatigue and conditions such as MS and Long Covid. She also works with people affected by caregiver stress and hospice or end-of-life concerns.
She sees frontline and emergency blue light service staff and offers both individual and couples sessions. Work with couples focuses on attachment patterns and emotions that are hard to name, helping partners to communicate differently and reconnect around what matters to them.
Her style is straightforward and practical. Conversations aim to make feelings clearer and to identify small changes that ease daily pressure. Before a first session she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and to schedule an initial appointment through the online booking flow.
How her approaches translate to online work
Charlotte uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and work with strong emotions and attachment patterns. EFT focuses on the emotional experiences that shape relationship behaviour and is often used when communication has become stuck or painful.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them, and Attachment-Based Therapy, which looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. ACT can help with anxiety and stress, while attachment work is useful for repairing trust and closeness.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs with each person and together decide which methods to use. That choice can change as therapy progresses and as different challenges arise.
If you want to work online, please confirm the current session options before booking. Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around work or caregiving, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and the ability to join from quieter surroundings without travelling. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, often find online sessions a helpful way to make therapy fit into everyday life.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, self-esteem and depression, as well as addictions, trauma and intimacy issues.
What therapeutic approach does she use?
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is one of her main approaches, used alongside ACT, Attachment-Based methods and CBT.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years' experience, including previous work as a nurse in the NHS which informs her work with health-related emotional issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin sessions?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.