Psychotherapy Counselling

A deeper level of support

Supporting Deeper Healing and Lasting Change

Separation can surface complex emotions that go beyond the immediate challenges of divorce. Psychotherapy offers a deeper level of support, creating a confidential, reflective space to explore thoughts, patterns and feelings with greater understanding and care.

During the divorce process, psychotherapy can work alongside mediation and our One Couple One Solicitor approach by helping you manage emotional responses, reduce conflict and communicate more effectively. By gaining insight into underlying triggers and behaviours, it can support calmer, more constructive conversations and more considered decision-making.

Beyond the legal journey, psychotherapy can play a powerful role in helping you rebuild. It offers the opportunity to process what’s happened, strengthen emotional resilience and develop healthier ways of moving forward, whether that’s in relationships, parenting or your wider sense of self.

We work with experienced, independent psychotherapists we trust, professionals we’ve worked alongside who share our commitment to empathy, discretion and genuine client care. Their focus is to support meaningful, lasting change, so you can move forward with greater clarity, confidence and a renewed sense of possibility.

Charlotte Disley

Charlotte Disley

Psychotherapist/Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy

Charlotte has a background in law which allows her to work closely with family lawyers as a family consultant for relationship counselling. She works extensively with families and is a qualified young people’s counsellor with expertise including autism, learning disabilities, depression and self harm. She is also a qualified addictions therapist offering therapeutic support to clients at all stages of addiction and recovery.

She works with a vast range of clients with relationship issues, depression and anxiety using a range of different approaches to help tailored to her clients.

Maria Fender

Couples Therapy Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy

‘Maria holds an MA in psychotherapy and has since built on this foundation with specialist training in couples therapy, and supervision in both clinical and family law contexts.

With many years of private practice experience, she works with individuals and couples across a wide range of personal, relational, and emotional challenges, including neurodiversity, depression, anxiety, divorce and bereavement.

She is also a tutor at BCPC college for psychotherapy and counselling in Bath and enjoys walking and other nature-based practices to help find balance in her life.

Heads of Two National Family Law Teams Join One Family Law Solicitors as Firm Enters Next Phase of Strength and Growth

One Family Law Solicitors has announced the appointment of two exceptionally renowned heavyweight family law partners, Samantha Newton and Caroline Fell, who will join the firm from 1 May as partners.

With these strategic appointments, One Family Law Solicitors continues to strengthen its position as a leading voice in modern family law, offering clients a more constructive, compassionate alternative at one of life’s most challenging times.