Justine Howard, BACP

Justine Howard is a counsellor with 28 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, low self-esteem and life changes. She offers a steady, respectful presence when things feel overwhelming. Her approach aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and manageable.

Justine draws on an integrative mix of Person-Centred Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, tailoring sessions to each person’s needs. That might mean a calm space to talk through feelings, or practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual in front of her.

Her work also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, and ageing and geriatric issues. She supports people dealing with caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, body image and cancer-related distress. The aim is steady support and useful tools for real-life problems.

Justine values sensitivity and respect in the therapy room. She works at a pace set by the client and pays attention to practical coping strategies as well as emotional processing. Over decades of practice she has developed an adaptable way of working that keeps the person’s goals central.

To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Justine’s approaches translate to online support

Justine uses an integrative approach centred on Person-Centred Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Person-Centred work means offering a calm, non-judgemental space where the person leads the conversation and their experience is listened to closely. This suits people who need time to make sense of feelings and build trust.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with practical exercises and small experiments. It can be helpful for anxiety, stress, low mood and some eating concerns because it gives clear steps to practise between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then agree a way of working that fits the person’s needs. This collaborative planning helps shape the balance between listening and practical techniques.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered and accredited professionals often use online appointments to keep continuity of care and to make therapy more manageable alongside everyday commitments.