Justine Howard, BACP

Justine Howard is a counsellor with more than 28 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, low self-esteem and major life changes. She aims to provide a calm, approachable space where clients can talk through what matters to them and find practical ways to cope. Justine works in an integrative way, mixing person-centred counselling with cognitive behavioural techniques. That means she can listen and reflect when someone needs to be heard, and offer straightforward tools when someone wants to change unhelpful thoughts or habits. She has a long history of helping people affected by abandonment, attachment issues and adoption and foster care concerns. Justine also supports people facing ageing and geriatric issues, chronic illness or pain, cancer, caregiver stress, and body image and eating difficulties. Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on what is useful now - small steps, clearer thinking, and better day-to-day coping. Practical strategies are introduced at a pace that suits each person. Justine is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. If you are thinking about making a change in midlife or dealing with a difficult transition, she can help you map out the next steps.

Approaches and online therapy that fit your life

Justine blends person-centred counselling and cognitive behavioural techniques to shape her work online. Person-centred counselling is about being listened to without judgement and helping you find your own answers through reflection and supportive questioning. Cognitive behavioural approaches focus on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with practical exercises and short-term goals. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Justine will work collaboratively to identify what feels most helpful for your situation, adjusting methods as your goals change. She aims to balance listening with actions you can try between sessions. The biography does not specify which session formats are used, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time and allow check-ins from different locations. It can also let someone choose a shorter phone catch-up when they need less of a session or an on-camera conversation when they want face-to-face contact. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for remote use, making online work practical for managing anxiety, midlife transitions and coping with ongoing health or caregiving demands.