Justine Howard

Justine Howard is a counsellor with 28 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, low self-esteem and major life changes. She offers steady support for those coping with difficult emotions and practical problems. Justine’s manner is calm and respectful, and she aims to help people feel heard and less alone when things feel overwhelming.

She works in an integrative way, blending Person-Centred Counselling with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, so sessions can focus on listening or on learning new ways to manage thoughts and behaviours. That flexibility lets her adjust the pace and focus to suit each person’s needs. Typical topics she addresses include body image, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, communication and control issues.

Justine also has experience with issues linked to adoption and foster care, ageing, chronic illness and caregiver stress. She supports people affected by autism or Asperger Syndrome and those facing cancer or chronic pain. Her approach aims to combine practical tools with understanding of each person’s life circumstances.

She is registered with the BACP, practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. International clients are accepted. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary by location and therapist availability.

To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire and books a session according to the therapist’s schedule. Justine focuses on gradual steps and practical changes alongside emotional support.

How Justine adapts therapy online and in-person

Justine combines Person-Centred Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Person-Centred Counselling focuses on listening, empathy and helping people find their own answers through reflective conversation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical techniques to manage anxious or unhelpful patterns.

Different approaches suit different problems and people. Justine treats choosing methods as a shared task. She discusses the issues, goals and what feels comfortable, then adjusts the approach as the work progresses so it fits the person’s needs and preferences.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online or in-person options when you book. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that is helpful. Some people find talking from their usual surroundings helps with continuity, while others prefer a focused session when they can step away from daily roles. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt worksheets, behavioural tasks and gentle exposure exercises to work well in remote sessions when appropriate.