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Charlie Bassett, BACP
- Credentials
- BACP
- Experience
- 25 years
- Practising in
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Sessions
- Online only
- Client ages
- Adults, 18 and over
Works with Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepression
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Charlie Bassett helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, anger, low self-esteem, depression and addictions. He also supports those dealing with relationship and family problems, trauma and grief, intimacy difficulties, career uncertainty, bipolar challenges, ADHD and major life changes. He works to restore hope and practical coping skills so daily life feels more manageable.
Charlie uses a person-centred way of working to create acceptance and deep empathy in sessions. He also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
Background and approach
He incorporates ideas from Jungian and dialectical approaches when they suit a person’s needs. He frames counselling as a shared journey. Sessions focus on finding the roots of emotional pain and then practising real skills that make a difference day to day.
Work can include exploring attachment and abandonment themes, family of origin issues, communication problems and struggles with commitment and codependency. Charlie has 25 years of experience across community and clinical settings. His past roles include leading drug court programmes, running interventions for domestic violence perpetrators, and working with adolescents on an acute unit.
He has also supported adults in intensive outpatient day treatment. Charlie is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, BACP. He currently practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
He is focused on practical steps that help people move toward the life they want.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on chosen values. It supports moving toward meaningful activity even when emotions feel difficult, which can help with anxiety, depression and life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, teaches practical skills to spot and challenge thinking patterns and to change behaviours that maintain distress. It is useful for stress, anxiety, low mood and many everyday problems.
Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, using empathy and acceptance to create space for honest exploration. This approach supports work on attachment, shame, guilt and relationship issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and adapt techniques to match the client's goals, needs and preferences. Decisions about methods are collaborative and may change as progress is made.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, offering flexibility for different situations. Video is close to an in-person conversation, phone can suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and messaging fits people who prefer writing or need brief, ongoing contact. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional support.
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
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