Justine Howard, BACP

Justine Howard helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating difficulties, low self-esteem and major life changes. She is a counsellor with 28 years of experience offering calm, practical support to people who feel overwhelmed or stuck.

Justine draws on an integrative style that brings together person-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas. That means she offers a warm, non-judgemental space to talk, alongside practical techniques to manage difficult thoughts and behaviours. Sessions are steady and straightforward, focused on what matters to each individual.

Her experience covers a wide range of concerns beyond the headline issues, including attachment and abandonment worries, adoption and foster care related questions, body image and eating struggles, and the emotional impact of chronic illness or caring responsibilities. She also works with people coping with communication and commitment problems and those navigating blended family dynamics.

People can expect clear explanations of options, gentle challenge when helpful, and practical steps to try between sessions. Justine adapts her pace to each person, offering longer-term exploration or short-term focused support as needed.

She practices in the United Kingdom and works with clients in English. Her BACP credential indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Getting started usually involves a short matching process and arranging sessions that suit the client's schedule.

How Justine’s approaches translate to online therapy

Justine combines person-centred counselling and cognitive behavioural techniques in ways that suit online formats. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening with warmth and without judgement, helping people feel heard and understood as they talk through difficult feelings. Cognitive behavioural approaches involve noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying practical strategies to change them, which often translates well to short exercises and worksheets that can be shared digitally.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit the individual's needs, goals and preferences. That might mean leaning more on listening and exploration at first, then adding practical CBT-style tools later, or vice versa, depending on progress and what feels helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and build rapport while still saving travel time. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, written reflection or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility constraints while maintaining a consistent therapeutic pathway with a registered or accredited professional.