Portrait of Charlotte Cooper by Christa Holka. Fat, middle aged, long dark hair, white, orange jumper, looking upwards

I’m Dr Charlotte Cooper and I am a psychotherapist and cultural worker.

Nine facts and a piece of gossip:

I’ve worked in mental health since the 1990s and set up my own therapy practice in 2013. Contact me if you’re interested.
I’m fascinated by therapy culture.
My micro publishing house is called 33editions.
I show off with live art and perform as Homosexual Death Drive.
I have worked with some amazing people.
A lot of my work has been about fat.
Zines are how I started out.
I’m a queer writer, I’ve won awards and I’ve been banned.
I like archiving.
I am a Grade 2 Synchronised Swimmer, splish splash!

Read me

Cover of Poundbury: A Queer Tour of Monarchy by Homosexual Death Drive. Orange background and colourful text. Heavily colour saturated photo of a figure in the foreground with an Instagram Disney Princess filter, gurning. Lawn. Bland housing and a car in the background.
Cover shows an historic botanical illustration of two parrots on a branch, the background is pale green, the text orangey-brown, and the words “Long-term, culturally appropriate, friendly support for free!” appear at the bottom.
Colourful cover for Cherry eBook, hyper-saturated botanical illustration of a bunch of cherries, text: The book they tried to ban, full story inside
Fat Activist Vernacular cover, apple with a tape measure around it
Encounters With Nature cover, drawing of bearded fireworm and list of animals within, green.