Christine Howell , BACP

Christine Howell is an integrative counsellor based in London, United Kingdom, with ten years of experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, and trauma. She works from a person-centred stance that recognises each client as the expert on their own life, combining clinical skills and lived experience to help people move forward from stagnation, harmful behaviours, and overwhelming emotions.

Over the last decade she has worked across mental and emotional health and well-being, helping people with identity concerns, family conflict, low self-esteem, intimacy issues, bipolar and mood challenges, and career-related stress. Much of her recent practice - particularly in the past five years - has focused on sexual abuse, including counselling non-abusing parents of sexually abused children and supporting people with primary, secondary, and complex trauma, both recent and historic.

Her style is described as warm, holding, and interactive, offering a sensitive, non-judgemental presence that prioritises compassion and respect. Treatment plans are tailored to each person, drawing on person-centred principles alongside cognitive-behavioural, humanistic, psychodynamic, transactional analysis, trauma-informed, and solution-based techniques to meet specific needs. She aims to build a consistent therapeutic rapport that allows clients to set meaningful goals, gain insight, and take courageous steps toward recovery and empowerment.

Christine holds BACP, a membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Christine Howell uses client-centred principles to place the person and their experience at the centre of therapy, creating space for individuals to explore feelings, values, and goals at their own pace. This approach helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, and the emotional impact of life changes.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical, skills-based method that helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Christine works with clients to understand their needs, preferences, and goals, and adapts techniques so the work feels useful and relevant. Over time she reviews progress and refines the plan to match what is most effective for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support without travel, helping people maintain continuity of care while balancing family, work, and other commitments.