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WELCOME TO CHARLOTTE DEHAVILLANDE BRIDAL THERAPY

You imagined wedding planning would be exciting.

And it is... sometimes.

But somewhere between the endless decisions, family opinions, growing to-do list and pressure for everything to be perfect, you've started to feel overwhelmed. Perhaps you're trying to keep everyone happy while quietly pushing your own needs aside. Maybe you're carrying the weight of family expectations, navigating difficult relationships, second-guessing every decision or feeling guilty for saying no. Or perhaps you're wondering why a time that's "supposed" to feel joyful has left you feeling anxious, exhausted or unlike yourself.

The truth is, wedding planning has a way of bringing old patterns to the surface.

The need to please.

The fear of disappointing people.

The pressure to get everything right.

Therapy offers you something that's often missing during this season—a space that's entirely yours.

A place where you don't have to think about seating plans, budgets or timelines unless you want to. A place where your thoughts, feelings and needs matter just as much as everyone else's.

Together, we'll gently explore what's making this time feel so heavy, helping you understand yourself with compassion, navigate relationships with greater confidence and stay connected to what matters most to you.

Because your wedding is one day.

The relationship you have with yourself will last a lifetime.

bridal therapy packages

The Essentials

Ever After Support

Becoming the Bride

This package helps brides to find calm within the chaos.

3 x 1 hour sessions
Flexible arrangement of sessions
Final session guaranteed within one month of wedding date.

£175

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Becoming the Bride

Ever After Support

Becoming the Bride

Ideal for brides looking for therapeutic growth and grounding ahead of the big day.

6 x 1 hour sessions
1 session per month
Final session guaranteed within 14 days of wedding date.

£340

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Ever After Support

This package is for brides looking for complete emotional support before and after the wedding day.

10 x 1 hour sessions
8 monthly sessions for pre-wedding preparations
2 x sessions for support amidst post-wedding blues.
Eighth session guaranteed within 14 days of wedding date.

£550

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Integrative therapist, wedding enthusiast and Bride of 2023.

Yes, that's me in the picture.

I am the proof that bridal therapy can make all the difference, that's why I have proudly shared my own wedding photography with you. What you are seeing is a young woman feeling her most confident and happiest self, free from expectations.

It felt like a no brainer to take the skills I had learned planning a wedding along with my background in mental health to create a space for brides to connect with their truest self.

Like you, my wedding meant everything to me.

Being a Bride became my whole personality. My days started with a planning call to my mum before work and on an evening I would struggle to fall asleep thinking of all the things I needed to organise. It was stressful, but I loved it so much.

Designing my wedding was my greatest joy. It was an expression of how I wanted to be seen. Elegant. Timeless. But with that came a lot of pressure. The pressure to have the most perfect day because I was only going to do this once. One chance at wearing the perfect dress. One perfect venue.

One perfect day.

The Wedding Industry has completed rebranded in recent years. Now, it's all about aesthetics. What's going to look good on Instagram? It's easy to get pulled into that mindset when planning your day. I know I did. Do you go for Romatically Rustic, or Modern Minimalism? Are you a Winter Wedding or Boho Bride?

I was so overwhelmed with choices. On top of that, I had struggled with my body image for twenty years and the pressure of looking like a beautiful bride was crushing. I was terrified I was going to wake up on the morning of my wedding day to a bad body image day. It would have ruined the whole thing for me.

One year before my wedding, I started therapy.

We covered everything.

I grieved the loss of late family members who wouldn't be there. I processed the thought of changing my name. I ranted when other people had too many opinions and it made me want to explode. I worked tirelessly to combat the pull for perfectionism.

Like many brides, on the morning of my wedding day, I felt overwhelmed. But through therapy, I had developed the skills to deal with those emotions. So, I spent 10 minutes with my coping strategies and off I went to get married.

I can honestly say, my hard work paid off.

And it was my favourite day ever.