Counsellor profile
Christine Foster, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-centred approach
- Existential ideas
- Accepts international clients
About Christine
Counsellor Christine Foster is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 22 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and depression among other concerns. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients from the United Kingdom base.
Christine uses a client-centred way of working. That means she starts from what the person brings and pays attention to their experience and priorities. She also draws on other approaches where these might help to tackle specific problems. Conversations focus on practical coping, clearer choices and smaller steps you can try between sessions.
She has worked with addictive behaviours, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, anger and low self-esteem. Christine also supports people facing career pressures, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Relationship and intimacy issues are part of her regular practice, as are bereavement and life changes.
Sessions tend to be direct and conversational. Christine helps people name what is causing distress and looks at realistic ways to reduce its impact. She encourages clients to recognise their own resources and to test out new ways of managing difficult moments.
To begin a course of counselling, Christine asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Please check the current session options before booking.
Client-centred and existential approaches for online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding from your perspective. The counsellor follows what you bring, reflects what you say and helps you clarify your priorities. This approach is often useful for anxiety, low mood and relationship worries where being heard helps make sense of things.Existential Therapy looks at questions around meaning, choice and personal values. It helps when people face large life changes, bereavement or a sense of being stuck. Sessions explore how you want to live and what matters most to you, rather than fitting symptoms into labels.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine will talk with you about goals and preferences, and together you will decide which ideas to try. That choice can change as you learn what helps in practice.
The practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions into a busy life and avoiding travel time. Online work can make it easier to keep appointments during work breaks or when caring responsibilities make leaving the house hard. The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which options are available before booking.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most often?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief and depression, among other concerns listed on her profile.
How would she describe her way of working?
She uses a client-centred approach that starts from what you bring to the session and adapts other techniques where useful.
How much experience does she have?
Christine has 22 years of professional experience in counselling and psychotherapy.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP on her profile.
In what language are sessions held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK have sessions?
She accepts international clients, though sessions are offered from a United Kingdom base.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How do I start working with her and what do sessions cost?
To begin, use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.