About

Counselling Psychologist & Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

Dr Charlotte Rose, Counselling Psychologist and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

Charlotte Rose, DCounsPsych.

My areas of expertise include interpersonal conflict; identity; troubled eating; and body focussed distress.

Having worked across several mental health services over the last 20 years, my combined professional trainings and background help me to also hold the bigger physiological, psychological, and social picture in mind. I am interested in what might be held at the level of unconscious, or intermittently conscious experience; in relation to bodily responses and functions, other people, and past and present experiences in the world.

I care deeply about anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice. While it should go without saying, this is sadly not always the case; so I will therefore also state my commitment to transgender peoples’ right to existence, dignity, protection, and joy.

My research aims to inform sensitive understanding of, and response to, mental distress. I spent my doctorate researching the nuanced meanings encoded in the troubled eating and bodies of queer people with eating disorders.

My commitment to recognising the impact of violence; oppression; and ostracisation, includes attending to the often-obscured stories of resistance in therapy.

My Credentials

Training & Qualifications

Professional & Theoretical Foundations

Mental Health Nursing: Diploma of Higher Education.
University of the West of England
(2003-06).

Psychology: Master of Science.
University of Bristol
(2017-20).

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Postgraduate Certificate.
University of South Australia
(2009-10).

Postgraduate Diploma.
University of Exeter
(2010-11).

Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytically Oriented Training

Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.
University of the West of England
(2021 – 26).

Transference-Focused Psychotherapy.
South London and Maudsley Mental Health Trust
(2025 – 26).

Accreditation & Registration

Accredited Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis

Hallam Institute of Psychotherapy

Registered Practitioner Psychologist

Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Professional Experience

In addition to having been in private practice since 2020, I have extensive experience in other settings.

I’ve worked in local NHS eating disorder services as a therapist; Clinical Lead; and Principal Psychological Therapist, for the last thirteen years.

During this time, I’ve also trained therapists with the University of Exeter; and provided psychodynamic psychotherapy with the Bristol Complex Psychological Intervention NHS mental health service.

Prior to this, I worked as a therapist for a charity, seeing people with OCD; PTSD; depression; panic; health, and social anxiety.

My career began as a mental health nurse, working with in-patient, community, and early psychosis teams. My last nursing position was in 2010, when I worked as a Clinical Mental Nurse Consultant in A&E.

Publications & Conference Presentations

Rose, C. (2026). Dealing with feeling wrong: An IPA exploring how bisexual people experience their eating disorders, through a psychoanalytic lens. Presentation for the British Psychological Society Gender, Sexuality, and Relationship Diversity Conference.

Waller, G., Eddy, K. T., Rose, C. L., Thomas, J. J., Turner, H. M., & Wade, T. D. (2026). Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa. Routledge.

Duggan, H. C., Rose, C., Turner, H., Cox, J., Ebbens, R., Southron, J., & Waller, G. (2025). How Do Outpatients Experience 20-Session Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (CBT-AN-20)? A Qualitative Exploration. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Mueller, R., Webster, C., White, P., Rose, C., Norweg, S., & MacMahon, K. (2024). Guided self-help for Bulimia Nervosa: A comparison of individual and group provision. Clinical Psychology Forum, 383.

Rose, C., Bakopoulou, I., & Novak, T. (2021). A case series of CBT‐T in routine clinical practice. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54(8), 1549-1554.

Rose, C., & Waller, G. (2017). CBT for eating disorders in primary care. Presentation for the London International Eating Disorders Conference.

Rose, C., & Waller, G. (2017). Cognitive–behavioral therapy for eating disorders in primary care settings: Does it work, and does a greater dose make it more effective? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(12), 1350-1355.