Charlotte Crawford, BACP

Charlotte Crawford uses an integrative counselling style built around Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and related approaches. She draws on 12 years focused on CBT alongside broader experience helping people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief and low self-esteem. Charlotte presents herself as calm and direct, aiming to help people find practical ways to cope with hard moments.

She trained earlier in nursing and has worked with people affected by drug and alcohol problems. That background shaped a straightforward, problem-solving way of working, with attention to emotional safety and practical steps. Charlotte also has qualifications to counsel children and young people and notes experience supporting parents concerned about family dynamics and parenting strain.

In sessions she mixes CBT with mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ideas. This means she helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns, practise grounding skills, and notice values that matter to them. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help changing habits such as substance use.

Charlotte aims to teach skills clients can keep using after therapy ends. She focuses on short, manageable goals and easy-to-use tools for coping with panic, grief or low mood. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

She works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. Charlotte encourages people to take the first practical step by completing a short matching questionnaire and booking a session if it feels right.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps that match those values, even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and trying different behaviours to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression and panic.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try approaches together and adapt them as needed. That collaborative process helps shape sessions around what actually helps the individual.

Online formats offer real practical benefits. Video calls let people see visual cues and work through exercises together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to reflect in writing and fit counselling into a shift pattern or tight schedule. Registered or accredited professionals can use these options to make therapy more flexible while retaining a clear structure and agreed goals.