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Christine Burcham

Therapist · United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety

Christine Burcham
Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom · 406523
Experience
5 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy
  • CBT and ACT
  • Attachment-based work

About Christine

Christine Burcham is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years’ experience as a practising therapist. She helps people dealing with anxiety, stress, low confidence and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, mood difficulties and a wide range of life changes.

Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred methods, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Sessions focus on naming difficult emotions and on the patterns that keep problems recurring. Christine works collaboratively to help clients notice what matters to them and to try manageable changes.

Before practising as a counsellor she worked around social care and the NHS, supporting people with mental health and emotional difficulties. That background informs her practical focus and her experience with a variety of concerns, from self-esteem and coping skills to more complex trauma and grief responses.

In sessions she talks through thoughts and feelings, notices behavioural patterns, and practises skills you can use between meetings. She encourages realistic, step-by-step changes rather than sudden overhauls. Christine also offers coaching-style conversations for people wanting focused, goal-oriented support.

Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not currently accepted. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session via the See online therapy options button.

How Christine blends EFT, ACT and attachment ideas for online work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name core feelings and see how those feelings shape relationship and personal patterns. It is useful when emotions feel confusing or when repeating interactions cause pain. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and on taking small actions aligned with what matters most. It can help when worry or avoidance get in the way of daily life. Attachment-Based work looks at how early connection patterns influence present relationship responses and emotional reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christine will work together with each client to decide which methods fit best for their goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can shift over time as issues change or as practical goals emerge.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties or travel. They can allow shorter check-ins, or sessions without video if someone prefers that. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, often use remote sessions to maintain continuity of support and to help clients build helpful habits between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and related issues listed in her profile.

How would she use Emotionally-Focused Therapy?

EFT is used to help identify and name hard emotions and to change unhelpful interaction patterns. It is offered alongside other approaches to suit the person’s needs.

What is her professional background?

She has five years’ practice as a counsellor and previously worked for about 25 years in social care and the NHS supporting people with mental health and emotional difficulties.

What are her credentials and location?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.

Does she conduct sessions in other languages or accept international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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