Charlotte Hand, BACP

Charlotte Hand is a counsellor who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, caregiver stress and intimacy-related issues. Charlotte is a BACP member and works from the United Kingdom.

She offers both short and long term therapy and uses an integrative approach, drawing on different methods to match what each person needs. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage current problems as well as looking at deeper patterns that may be causing repeated difficulties. Conversations are paced to suit the individual and to build useful tools for everyday life.

Charlotte aims to create an accepting, non-judgemental space where people can talk through painful experiences. She works collaboratively, setting goals together and checking in about what is helpful. She also attends regular professional supervision and keeps up with ongoing training as part of her BACP registration.

Areas she commonly addresses include family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family challenges, chronic illness and pain, eating-related worries and codependency. She has completed specialist training in working with adult survivors of sexual violence, abuse, trauma and PTSD and brings that experience into trauma-focused work.

If you are a carer looking for support, Charlotte lists caregiver issues and stress among her focus areas and can help people think through the emotional and practical strains of caring for others. To begin, follow the site’s process to match and schedule a session.

Approaches used in online counselling

Charlotte often draws on client-centred work, which means the person’s own priorities guide the session. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps people find their own ways forward; this approach suits worries like low self-esteem and relationship concerns.

She also uses trauma-focused methods when working with people who have experienced abuse or sexual violence. These approaches aim to help people process distressing memories and build coping strategies to reduce the impact of past trauma on daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Charlotte will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaboration can include trying a few ways of working and checking in about what feels most useful.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue work between sessions and to use mindfulness or solution-focused exercises in day-to-day routines.