Justine Poyser, NCPS

Justine Poyser is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She offers calm, practical support for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. Her approach aims to help people build on their own strengths and find workable solutions. She has helped clients with stress, anxiety and trauma and abuse. Other common concerns she supports include low self-esteem, grief, career difficulties and family problems. She has also worked with people facing addictions, sleeping and eating issues, and parenting strains. During training she volunteered with a historical sexual abuse charity and a women’s charity. That charity work informed how she listens and responds in independent practice. She currently practises in Nottingham and has experience across community and charity settings. Justine uses client-centred methods that focus on the person in the room. She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviours influence mood. Sessions usually run over a number of weeks, with many clients working together for around eight weeks or longer. Her style is non-judgemental and collaborative. She aims to help people identify small changes they can try between sessions. The focus is on practical steps, clearer thinking and strengthening resilience so everyday life feels more manageable. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit therapist availability. The subscription for sessions can be cancelled at any time.

Approaches used for online therapy and choosing what fits

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person in front of the counsellor. It aims to create a supportive space where people can talk through their concerns and identify their own answers, which can help with confidence, grief and relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It involves practical strategies and small experiments to shift unhelpful thinking or behaviours, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Justine will work together with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That discussion guides how sessions are structured and what is tried between meetings.

The original biography does not list which session formats are offered, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that remote sessions help maintain progress while balancing work, family and other commitments.