Charlotte Wilcox

Charlotte Wilcox is a Lecturer at the University of Brighton's School of Humanities and Social Science, affiliated with the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender. Her research focuses on critical mental health provision for LGBTQIA+ and marginalized groups, employing qualitative and creative methods. She specializes in psychotherapy, trauma-informed approaches, and community-based mental health initiatives.

Education:

• Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Integrative Psychotherapy (Metanoia Institute/Middlesex University)
• MA Social Anthropology (School of Oriental and African Studies)
• BA Modern History (University of Oxford)

Research Interests: Charlotte explores radical informal mental health support, particularly within queer communities, using creative visual methods. Her current doctoral study examines Queer psychotherapists' clinical experiences through a hybrid interpretive phenomenological analysis, incorporating clay-based haptic methods. She emphasizes intersubjective healing, narrative sense-making, and social/community approaches to well-being.

Publications: Her 2022 chapter in *The Palgrave Handbook of Innovative Community and Clinical Psychologies* highlights users' experiences of radical therapeutic practices in queer communities.

Awards:

• Pending completion of BPS/HCPC doctoral award in Counselling Psychology

Advising & Practice: Charlotte supervises students in mental health, trauma-sensitive provision, and qualitative methods. She maintains a private practice as an integrative psychotherapist, blending relational psychoanalytic, attachment, and humanistic principles. Previously, she worked in NHS applied psychology research and clinical roles, alongside journalism and community media.

Labs/Teams: Active in the University of Brighton’s Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender, collaborating with psychology colleagues on community-focused mental health dissemination projects.