Christine Howell, BACP

Christine Howell is a London-based integrative counsellor who brings a decade of experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. She works from the belief that each person is the expert on their own life and uses her skills, knowledge and years of practice to help clients explore difficult feelings, make meaning of painful experiences and move toward clearer, more manageable ways of living.

Her practice covers common concerns such as anxiety, depression, identity questions, family conflict, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and grief, and she has spent a significant portion of recent work specialising in sexual abuse. Over the last five years she has developed extensive experience supporting non-abusing parents of sexually abused children and working with primary, secondary and complex trauma, both recent and historic.

Christine describes her therapeutic style as warm, holding and interactive, creating a consistent rapport that helps form a strong therapeutic alliance. As an integrative practitioner she draws primarily on a person-centered framework alongside cognitive-behavioural and humanistic elements, psychodynamic ideas, transactional analysis, trauma-informed methods and solution-focused techniques, tailoring treatment to each client’s unique needs and goals.

She is passionate about guiding clients toward meaningful change, valuing compassion, sensitivity and presence throughout the often challenging process of therapy. Christine holds BACP membership (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Christine integrates client-centered practice with cognitive-behavioural strategies and mindfulness techniques to meet a variety of concerns. Client-centered work emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, helping clients feel heard and supported while they explore their own goals and values; it is particularly useful for relationship, identity and self-esteem issues. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns, and can be effective for anxiety, depression and stress-related problems. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of experience, which can help manage overwhelming emotions and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Christine works collaboratively with each client to identify the methods that best match their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts her integrative toolkit so therapy feels relevant and practical for the individual.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and easier access to support. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow continuity of care when attending in person is not possible, while enabling the same therapeutic focus and collaborative planning that Christine uses in her practice.