The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
– C.G. Jung
“We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding and true empathy. Yet, listening of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.”
— Carl Rogers
About Charlotte
For as long as I can remember, I have had a huge curiosity about how people’s personalities develop. Alongside this, I have a desire to understand how different experiences and personality types can impact people’s lives.
I’ve often been told what a calming influence I am and I’ve been described as, ‘warm, gentle, compassionate and deeply intuitive with a quality of stillness which is both containing and allowing, offering clients an experience of being accepted for who they are with no agenda’. This was very moving to hear and I’m honoured to be thought of in this way.
I know how hard it can be to not feel accepted as you are and I also know the courage it takes to choose and stick to your own path.
Some of my natural ways of being have come in for criticism and judgment in the past, but I can now see my personality traits, of introversion and high sensitivity, as my superpowers, especially helpful in my work as a therapist. It comes naturally to me to sit with people’s feelings and reflect on a deeper level, in order to help them shine a light on those shadowy areas that would benefit from working through and letting go of.
I’ve experienced being brought up with a ‘stop making a fuss and just get on with it’ attitude, with little time or space to talk about or process uncomfortable feelings or challenging situations.
I have turned this around and made a successful, life affirming career out of doing the exact opposite!
I aim to create a safe, encouraging and containing space for people to explore their view of the world and the experiences that may have led them to how they feel today.
You may not know why you feel the way you do and that’s ok. I am here to listen to your story and help you join the dots.
We will work together to understand why you are where you are and how you can make positive changes for the future.
Most importantly, I want to support you in being who you want to be. Allowing you to embrace your authentic self and live your life with healthy ways of dealing with the myriad of emotions that we all experience along the way.
Professional Experience
I have always worked within the caring profession, at first predominantly working with children in many capacities including as a nanny, a therapist with autistic children and their families, a research assistant at Great Ormond Street Hospital and as a residential social worker in various children's homes.
Since starting my MA in 2007, I've worked as an Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor in schools, for charities and in private practice. I was a trainee for the first three years, until I qualified in 2010.
In 2012 when I returned to Somerset from London, I began running a private practice at Kilver Court, Shepton Mallet working with children, adolescents and adults to help them overcome a range of difficulties and emotions.
Over the last few years, I’ve discovered that my passion lies in working with teenagers and adults. Often, even as adults, we carry around parts of our ‘inner child’ with us and in helping people to untangle childhood experiences and explore challenging emotions, behaviours and experiences, I am able to help them move forward equipped with healthy ways of managing difficult feelings.
I now work from an upstairs room in my home in Castle Cary, Somerset. This is a quiet and confidential space for you to be able to relax and share your feelings with me.
I also have a qualification as a Vegan Natural Chef from the College of Naturopathic Medicine in London, where I learnt how food can be used as medicine. I am happy to use some of this knowledge in therapy sessions if that is something that would be of interest to you.
Professional Qualifications & Memberships
MA in Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Counselling from Terapia/Middlesex University and accredited by UKCP
Please note, that although my training is child-based, my practice has evolved over the years to just working with children age of 12 and over, and adults.
Certificate in Counselling Skills and Theoretical Perspectives from Terapia/Middlesex University
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies from The Tavistock Centre
BSc in Psychology from the University of Sussex
Registered Member of BACP
Recognised by BUPA
Enhanced DBS checked
I regularly update my CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
Some of my previous CPD
Introductory Transactional Analysis 101 Course.
Family Constellation: Understanding family system, structure and dynamics.
Forgiving Life; Forgiving death and beginning again.
Jung and Transactional Analysis
Secrets and Lies - Uncovering hidden truths in family histories.
7 keys for working successfully with men in therapy.
Neuroscience - Introduction to the amygdala hijack.
Working with shame in the therapy room.
The highly sensitive person in psychotherapy.
Mind or body - what's in charge?
Loss - What does life mean for me now?
Working with survivors of sexual abuse.
Exploring challenges and strategies for positive adolescent mental health.
Assessment and treatment of suicidality.An experience of embodied relational therapy.
PTSD: dual awareness and the sensory nervous system.