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Justine Gibbs

Justine Gibbs, BACP

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - relationships and family

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Attachment-based work

About Justine

Justine Gibbs is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of experience. She works with adults on relationship and family issues, stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns and changes in work or life roles. She also supports people facing low self-esteem, anger, depression and compassion fatigue.

Justine draws on clinical models and real-world experience from health, education and social settings. She uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. Sessions focus on practical tools people can use between meetings as well as discussion in the session itself.

Her practice pays attention to attachment patterns and how past relationships shape current family life. For people in blended households she talks through loyalty worries, merging routines and co-parenting tensions in clear, straightforward language. She helps clients set small goals and notice where change is happening.

Justine also works with issues linked to adoption and foster care, abandonment, chronic illness and caregiving stress. She brings knowledge from the medical and disability sectors to conversations about access and daily routines. Her experience in employability and teaching informs work on career and motivation.

Sessions are described as relaxed but professional. She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment-informed ideas when these fit a person’s goals. New clients are invited to start by noting what matters most to them and then agreeing practical steps to try between sessions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based steps. It is useful for anxiety, stress and making changes that matter in family life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thinking and testing practical behaviour changes. It is commonly used for anxiety, low mood and managing day-to-day problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and can help when trust, closeness or loyalty feel difficult in a blended household.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try approaches that match those aims. Choices are reviewed as progress is made so the plan can change if needed.

The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy week and reducing travel time. If you need confirmation of which session formats are offered, check the current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals provide online sessions that aim to make consistent work possible alongside family and job commitments, with shorter check-ins or flexible timing where that helps everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyGriefParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)HypnotherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with relationship and family concerns, stress, anxiety, grief, parenting issues, self-esteem and related challenges such as anger and depression.

How would sessions feel or proceed?

Sessions are relaxed and professional. Justine uses discussion plus practical tools and small goals you can try between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of practice experience working in health, education and social settings.

Is she registered and where does she practise?

She is BACP and based in the United Kingdom.

Can sessions be held in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with clients outside the UK?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What about session formats and how they run?

Current session formats are not specified here, so please confirm available options before booking.

How are costs handled and how do I start?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

Justine GibbsBACP

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