Justine Gibbs, BACP

Justine Gibbs is an accredited and licensed therapist practicing in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She holds BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and maintains ongoing training to align with NHS and UK standards as psychosocial and mental health understanding evolves. Her background spans work in medical settings, teaching, employability services, disability support, family services, and community living, giving her a broad perspective on many life circumstances.

Justine works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflict, motivation and self-esteem concerns, grief, parenting challenges, and a range of emotional difficulties including depression and compassion fatigue. She combines professional qualifications with lived experience to inform a practical, empathic approach, believing that change is possible when someone has the right tools and support. Justine prefers to tailor plans to each person rather than applying a single theory to everyone, adapting materials and techniques both in session and between meetings as needed.

Clients can expect an engaging, relaxed and professional presence. As a mother and an advocate for disability issues, she draws on intuition and practical experience alongside formal training to help clients navigate life transitions, rebuild confidence, and develop skills to manage difficult emotions. When a client is ready to begin, she offers guided support to explore goals, work through challenges, and regain a sense of ownership over their life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support with Justine Gibbs

Justine often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people clarify their values and develop flexible ways to respond to difficult thoughts and feelings rather than trying to eliminate them. ACT can be useful for stress, anxiety, low motivation, and navigating life changes.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships and attachment patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. This approach can help with relationship difficulties, attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Justine works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and practical needs, and she adapts methods over time so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model onto every situation.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make working with a registered professional more flexible and accessible for people in the United Kingdom. These formats allow sessions to fit around work, family, and daily life, and they support ongoing contact between appointments when needed, helping clients maintain momentum in their therapeutic progress.