Counsellor profile
Christine Burcham, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
Continue with ChristineWhere Christine stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 406523
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Integrative humanist approach
- Attachment informed work
- CBT and EFT methods
About Christine
Christine Burcham is a BACP counsellor with five years' experience as a practising therapist. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low confidence, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and a range of other concerns including codependency. Sessions focus on clear, practical ways to make sense of difficult feelings and situations.
She describes an integrative humanist approach, drawing on different methods to suit each person's needs. That means she listens to how someone is coping now and uses approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques or emotionally focused ideas when they fit. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what is happening day to day.
Christine also draws on attachment-based thinking to look at how past relationships affect current patterns. This can be useful for people who keep putting others first, struggle to set boundaries, or find themselves caught in repeating relationship patterns. Work often includes talking through reactions, identifying patterns, and practising new ways of responding.
Practical coaching-style tools are used alongside therapy when helpful. These might include steps to manage anxiety, strategies for better sleep, or ways to rebuild confidence after loss or difficult change. The emphasis is on noticing small, workable changes.
Her background includes many years in social care and work with the NHS supporting people with mental health and emotional problems. That experience informs a plainspoken style that aims to make sessions understandable and useful from the first meeting.
How sessions work
How Christine uses evidence-based approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and making clearer choices when relationships feel confusing. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. It can be useful for people who struggle to say no, keep prioritising others, or feel stuck in repeating dynamics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going. It is often used for anxiety, sleep issues, and low mood by breaking problems into manageable pieces. Finding the best approach is part of the work. Christine will discuss different methods and decide together which to try first, based on the person's goals and preferences. This collaborative planning can include short-term tools and longer therapeutic work. Please confirm which online session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make fitting therapy around work and family life easier, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people use methods such as cognitive exercises or emotionally focused conversations in regular weekly meetings without rearranging a whole day.Areas of focus
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, trauma, low self-esteem and related concerns such as codependency and addictions.
How would she approach people-pleasing or boundary problems?
She uses attachment ideas and practical techniques to identify patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions include talking through real situations and practising small steps to set limits.
What is her professional background?
She has five years' experience as a practising therapist and many more years working in social care and with the NHS supporting people with mental health and emotional difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.