Justine Poyser

Justine Poyser is a UK counsellor with five years of professional experience. She works from a private practice in Nottingham and has also volunteered for charities, including organisations supporting survivors of historical sexual abuse and women. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and eating and food-related issues.

Justine believes people are the experts in their own lives and draws on clients' strengths to find practical ways forward. Sessions are collaborative and aim to uncover what helps each person feel more capable and confident. Typical work spans several sessions, often around eight weeks or longer depending on need.

Her background includes charity roles that informed her work in private practice. That experience shaped her approach to sensitive topics and difficult life events. It also led to experience supporting people with career challenges, relationship and family issues, and loss.

In sessions Justine aims to listen without judgement and help clients find their own answers. She uses a client-centred style alongside cognitive behavioural tools when these fit the person’s goals. This means conversations focus on what matters now and on practical steps to reduce distress.

People who choose her often want a calm, straightforward counsellor who helps them build coping skills and make steady changes. She welcomes questions about how therapy might fit into someone’s life and encourages prospective clients to discuss goals early on.

How her approaches guide online therapy choices

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting, non-judgemental relationship. The counsellor follows the person's lead and helps them find their own solutions, which can help with self-esteem, grief and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety, improve mood and change unhelpful patterns over time.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before. Together they decide whether to lean more on client-centred conversations, CBT techniques, or a blend that suits the client’s needs.

Please confirm available session formats before booking, as specific options are not listed in the profile. Online sessions can help people fit therapy into busy lives by reducing travel and by allowing shorter or more flexible appointment times. They can also make it easier to schedule sessions during a lunch break or between other commitments, and to use worksheets or between-session tasks as part of ongoing work.