Charlie Bassett, BACP

Charlie Bassett helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain and parenting pressures. He also works with issues such as addiction, grief, trauma and problems with self‑esteem. Charlie draws on many years of practice to guide people through painful times and toward practical change.

He describes counselling as a shared journey. Sessions aim to identify sources of emotional pain and then teach skills that make everyday life easier. He uses plain language and practical exercises so people can try things between sessions.

Charlie combines a person‑centred approach with cognitive behavioural techniques. The person‑centred side focuses on acceptance and understanding from the therapist. The cognitive behavioural side helps spot unhelpful thinking and replace it with more useful habits.

He also works with longer‑standing patterns using ideas from schema work and draws on aspects of dialectical and Jungian thinking when useful. This means looking at early life patterns and how they affect current relationships and choices.

Charlie trained and practised in the United States before moving to the United Kingdom. He was formerly a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oklahoma and is now a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, MBACP. His background includes work in adolescent services, court programmes and intensive outpatient care.

Sessions are aimed at helping people make steady, practical progress. He encourages clear goals, small experiments and steady steps so that healthier routines replace the problems people came in with.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, depression and life changes. Client‑Centred Therapy focuses on offering acceptance and empathic listening so someone can explore their concerns at their own pace and build self‑trust. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) provides clear tools to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviours, which is useful for stress, addiction triggers and low mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with a person about goals, preferences and daily routines, then suggest which methods to try first. That choice is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan stays relevant and practical.

Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and travel. It also allows quick check‑ins, written exercises between meetings and the chance to practise skills in the settings where problems actually occur. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt ACT, client‑centred work and CBT to suit remote sessions while helping clients keep therapy focused on everyday improvements.