About Charlotte
Charlotte is a Registered Social Worker (ACSW) with a Master of Social Work and experience supporting children, youth, adults, and families through life transitions, stress, grief, and crisis. She offers a supportive, collaborative counselling environment where clients can explore experiences at a pace that feels comfortable and aligned with their preferences.
Charlotte was drawn to counselling after witnessing the difference that a supportive professional relationship can make during difficult periods. She values creating space for understanding, reflection, and practical support while respecting each client’s goals and readiness.
Therapeutic Approach
Charlotte takes a collaborative and compassionate approach, tailoring counselling strategies to fit each client’s life and needs. Her work is informed by evidence-informed approaches such as CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, and emotion-focused frameworks, which may be used to explore patterns, coping strategies, and goals that clients identify as meaningful.
She works in a person-centred and trauma-informed way, emphasizing choice, pacing, and respectful collaboration. Charlotte regularly checks in about what feels helpful so the approach can stay aligned with the client’s preferences and priorities.
Philosophy & Values
Charlotte believes counselling is most meaningful when clients feel listened to, respected, and supported without judgment. She values a flexible approach that can include space to talk, process, and explore challenges when clients feel ready. Her role is to offer steady support and collaboration in a way that honours each person’s values and lived experience.
Areas of focus
Anxiety, Stress & Burnout
Ongoing worry, chronic stress, workplace challenges, perfectionism, and experiences of overwhelm.
Trauma-Informed Counselling & Health-Related Stress
Exploring the impact of difficult or distressing experiences, including childhood experiences, ongoing emotional responses, and chronic pain/health concerns.
Family, Parenting & Relationship Dynamics
Relationship challenges, boundaries, attachment patterns, parenting concerns (including support for parents of neurodivergent children).
Life Transitions, Self-Worth & Identity
Identity exploration, self-esteem, navigating personal or professional transitions, and immigration/newcomer experiences.
"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."
What to expect
In the first session, clients can expect a welcoming space to share what brought them to counselling, discuss goals and preferences, and ask questions. Charlotte explains how she works and supports clients in exploring what approach may feel most helpful. Sessions remain collaborative and flexible over time.
Beyond therapy
Outside of counselling work, Charlotte values movement, mindfulness, and time outdoors. She also enjoys quiet time at home, self-care, and time with friends, family, and her cats.