Christine Porter, BACP

Christine Porter offers compassionate, transformation-focused counselling that blends person-centered care with practical solution-focused strategies and cognitive-behavioural influences. She presents a warm, approachable presence and aims to help people reconnect with their authentic selves after events that have shaken self-confidence. Christine describes herself as spiritually aligned and is comfortable working with clients for whom faith is important.

Trained in the early 2000s with qualifications in both counselling and coaching, Christine brings a toolbox of techniques gathered across her training and practice. She specialises in concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, self-esteem, workplace stress and communication problems, and supports people coping with life changes, caregiving stress, additional learning needs and experiences of abuse.

Christine works collaboratively with each person, asking what they want from counselling and setting goals together. She focuses particularly on women clients and aims to create a trusting, easy-to-talk-with atmosphere so progress can happen through teamwork. She is selective about who she works with and looks for clients who are committed to personal development and ready to engage in the therapeutic process.

Her professional accreditation includes BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, reflecting recognised standards in counselling practice. Christine invites prospective clients to connect if they feel she could be a good match for their needs.

Client-Centered and Solution-Focused Support Online

Christine Porter uses client-centered therapy to place the individual at the heart of the process, offering nonjudgemental listening and empathy so people can explore their values, feelings and experiences at their own pace. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to rebuild confidence, examine relationships or process difficult emotions.

She also draws on solution-focused therapy, a practical method that helps clients identify realistic goals and small steps toward change. This approach can be useful for people seeking concrete ways to manage stress, improve communication or make progress during life transitions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Christine collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as the relationship and progress evolve. The therapeutic relationship is shared and goal-oriented so clients know what to expect.

Online therapy with Christine is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support while balancing work, family and other commitments, and they allow therapy to continue even when travel or timing would otherwise be a barrier.