Charlotte
Pester
Psychological exploration and practical strategies, brought together in a collaborative approach to therapy.
Charlotte brings more than eight years of therapeutic experience across private hospitals, specialist rehabilitation centres, employee assistance programmes and online wellbeing services. Her work has included individual therapy, groups and workshops.
Her approach brings together Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based methods and other therapeutic approaches, informed by postgraduate study in Pluralistic Counselling. The emphasis is on finding a way of working that makes sense for the individual.
Eight years
and more.
Charlotte has worked in hospital and rehabilitation settings, corporate support services and online therapy. Her experience includes individual sessions, therapeutic groups, workshops and psychoeducational programmes.
Integrative
by design.
She draws on CBT, mindfulness-based approaches, positive psychology and pluralistic counselling principles. Psychological exploration sits alongside practical coping strategies and collaboratively agreed goals.
Experience
across cultures.
Having lived and worked internationally, Charlotte recognises the importance of culture, values and individual circumstances. Her collaborative approach makes room for those differences rather than assuming one method suits everyone.
INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY
Different approaches.One person at the centre.
Therapy should help you understand your own experience, rather than fit you into a fixed method. Charlotte works integratively: she considers what is happening for you, what feels difficult and what you would like to change.
The work can involve exploring familiar patterns, making space to reflect, agreeing priorities together and finding practical ways forward. The approach is shaped around you, rather than following a prescribed sequence.
FOUR APPROACHES, WORKING TOGETHER
Understand the patterns.
Sometimes the same worries, assumptions or reactions keep returning. Charlotte can help you explore the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and consider where a different response might be useful. This work may draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Make space to notice.
When a thought, feeling or reaction seems immediate, it can be hard to choose what happens next. Therapy can offer time to recognise what you are experiencing without having to react straight away. Where appropriate, Charlotte may use mindfulness-informed practices to help you become more aware of familiar responses.
Choose the direction together.
You have a say in what therapy focuses on. Charlotte works with you to identify what matters, talk through what you hope to gain and agree priorities that make sense for your circumstances. Those goals can change as you understand more, and the work can change with them.
Bring it into everyday life.
What you explore in a session may also inform how you handle life outside it. Together you might identify a manageable step, try a coping strategy or practise responding differently to a familiar situation. You can then discuss what helped, what didn't and what to adapt next.
BACKGROUND & NEXT STEPS
A considered next step.
Finding the right therapist involves more than choosing a technique. It also means understanding the experience someone brings, how they work and whether the approach feels relevant to you.
Here is a little more about Charlotte’s professional background, and how to explore an appointment.
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PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS
Experience in different settings.
Across more than eight years, Charlotte has worked in private hospitals, specialist rehabilitation centres, employee assistance programmes and online wellbeing services.
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INDIVIDUAL & GROUP WORK
Different ways of supporting people.
Her experience includes individual psychotherapy, therapeutic groups, workshops and psychoeducational programmes, working with people from a range of backgrounds.
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FURTHER TRAINING
Study that informs her practice.
Charlotte is a certified mindfulness teacher and has completed postgraduate study in Pluralistic Counselling, supporting her integrative, collaborative approach.
Her qualifications.
- BACP membership (MBACP)
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert)
- Foundation Degree (FdA)
- Certified Mindfulness Teacher
TAKING THE NEXT STEP
When you’re ready to explore an appointment.
You can view Resilience’s available online appointments and booking options below. If you would prefer to compare practitioners first, you can return to the team page.
Appointments are subject to availability. Booking currently opens the general Resilience appointment page.