Charlotte Clayton

Charlotte Clayton is a counsellor who uses compassionate, practical ways of working to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and related concerns. She is a BACP member with four years of professional experience. Charlotte aims to make the therapy room feel calm and down to earth so people can talk openly about what matters to them.

Charlotte focuses on eating and food-related issues alongside relationship worries, trauma and abuse, and matters relating to LGBT concerns. She helps people talk through body image, guilt and shame, attachment and abandonment, and difficulties that come from family and partner relationships. She also supports those coping with caregiver stress, divorce, infidelity and control issues.

Her style is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions centre on what the client needs in the moment, with practical tools and things to try between meetings. She values honesty and warmth, and works to build trust so people feel able to name painful thoughts and feelings.

Charlotte draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy as ways to structure sessions and offer skills. Together with each person she notices patterns, practises new responses, and sets manageable goals for change.

She describes her role as being alongside clients rather than doing things for them. The process is collaborative and paced to fit each person’s life. To begin, clients follow the site’s Start Therapy route and complete the short matching questionnaire before booking.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them control actions. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small steps that reflect what matters to the person, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and body image concerns.

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client’s pace, which supports people who need a non-directive space to make sense of difficult feelings.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches practical skills for managing emotions and relationships. It offers tools for distress tolerance, emotional regulation and clearer communication, which can help when stress, trauma reactions or relationship conflict feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to choose or combine methods based on the client’s goals and preferences. That means trying things, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit regular meetings into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. These practical benefits often help people keep therapy consistent alongside work and family commitments.