Who are we?
Our mission
We’re here to help people and organisations thrive. Whether through counselling, supervision, or consultancy, our mission is to provide thoughtful, grounded support that strengthens wellbeing, builds resilience, and enables sustainable growth.
Our story
We met in 2015 while working at a community counselling charity in South-East England, where, over many years, we found ourselves stepping into a wide range of roles to help the organisation steady itself, adapt to constant change, and ultimately grow. We learned what it takes to run a counselling organisation from the inside: the clinical demands, the organisational challenges, the human dynamics, and the deeper purpose that holds everything together.
Alongside this, we both maintained our own private practices, valuing and enjoying our work with individual clients, which has always been the core motivation for undertaking our counselling training and becoming therapists.
Working side by side, we found a way of collaborating that brought out the best in both of us: warm, thoughtful, and grounded in clinical thinking. We challenge each other, support each other, and think better together, and that partnership became the foundation for Thrive Counselling and Consultancy.
Today, we bring the same values into everything we do: clarity, compassion, honesty, high standards, and a deep respect for the people we work with.
About Julia Charlesworth
Julia is a psychodynamic counsellor, EMDR trained practitioner and clinical supervisor. She has worked in private practice since 2016.
Alongside her clinical practice, Julia has extensive leadership experience within corporate and counselling organisations. She brings a strong commitment to ethical practice, containment and psychological depth to all her work.
Professional Membership & Training
- Accredited Member, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Level 5 Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
- EMDR Europe Standard Accredited Training Parts 1-4
- Diploma in Counselling Supervision
- BSc (Hons) in Psychology
About Louise Hewitson
Louise is an integrative-relational counsellor, EMDR trained practitioner and clinical supervisor. She has worked in private practice since 2012.
In addition to her therapeutic work, Louise has held senior leadership roles within counselling services. She brings clarity, steadiness and a commitment to relational, ethical, and sustainable practice across her work.
Professional Membership & Training
- Accredited Member, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- BA (Hons) in Integrative-Relational Counselling
- EMDR Europe Standard Accredited Training Parts 1-4
- Diploma in Counselling Supervision
- BSc (Hons) Mathematics
Our commitment to inclusion
We welcome everyone who wishes to access our services, including LGBTQ+ people, neurodivergent people, people of colour, disabled people, and those from all faiths and cultures.
We work affirmatively, with care for your lived experience, and aim to offer a space where your identity is recognised, valued, and supported. We are committed to ongoing learning in relation to equality and inclusion.
We recognise that inequality and discrimination exist within society, and we take responsibility for engaging with this in our work. We do this by seeking feedback and regularly reviewing our approach, so that our service remains inclusive, responsive, and relevant.