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Justine Howard, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 28 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuseEating disordersSelf esteem Coping with life changes

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Justine Howard helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. She is a counsellor with 28 years of experience and offers steady, calm support for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck. Her approach adapts to each person.

She draws on person-centred counselling to create a warm, accepting space where clients can talk through painful feelings. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to untangle unhelpful thinking and build practical coping skills.

Background and approach

Sessions are straightforward and collaborative. Conversations aim to make difficult feelings easier to understand and manage. When useful, she introduces simple tools and steps that can be practised between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning.

Justine has worked with a wide range of issues across her career, including trauma, eating concerns, attachment and relationship patterns, chronic illness and caregiving stress. Her long experience means she is used to tailoring pace and interventions to match what each person needs. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients from the United Kingdom.

Getting started is a brief process and she will work with each person to find a way of working that feels comfortable and realistic.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Justine uses person-centred counselling and cognitive behavioural techniques as core elements of her work. Person-centred counselling focuses on giving people a respectful, non-judgemental space to talk so they can make sense of their feelings and find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at patterns of thinking and behaviour and introduce practical steps to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. She will work with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is shared and can change over time as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps; phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break; live chat and text-based messaging can suit ongoing check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options provide flexibility and practical ways to continue therapy across time zones for international clients and those juggling work, family or health commitments.

What kinds of problems does Justine help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is adaptable and collaborative. She combines a warm, person-centred space with practical cognitive-based techniques when helpful.

How much experience does she have?

She has 28 years of experience working as a counsellor with a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges.

Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?

She practises from the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to meet and work together.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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Experience: 28 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Justine Howard, BACP

Background and approach

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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