Charlie Bassett, BACP
Charlie Bassett offers practical help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and other painful life problems.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- +14 more
About Charlie
Charlie Bassett offers practical help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and other painful life problems. He draws on 25 years of experience to listen, clarify what matters and suggest straightforward strategies. Sessions focus on rebuilding hope and taking small steps toward feeling better.
Charlie sees counselling as a shared journey. He uses a person-centred approach that puts acceptance and empathy first. That creates room to talk honestly about painful memories, difficult relationships and feelings of emptiness or shame.
Background and approach
He also brings cognitive behavioural techniques to sessions. That means spotting thinking and behaviour patterns that keep problems going, and practising new ways of responding. Clients are supported to try simple exercises between sessions so changes can take hold in daily life.
Alongside those methods, Charlie draws on ideas from Jungian and schema-based work to look at core beliefs and recurring life themes. This can help people understand why they repeat certain patterns and how to shift them. He explains ideas in plain language and keeps steps achievable.
Charlie has worked in a range of settings including adolescent inpatient care, outpatient day treatment and court-related programmes. He is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists - BACP. He offers sessions in English and works from the United Kingdom.
His style is calm, practical and direct. Sessions combine listening with hands-on tools so people feeling stuck can start to move forward.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 390218 | May 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Charlie works with
Everything Charlie lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Charlie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Charlie will discuss your goals and preferences and adapt methods together. That collaborative process means techniques are chosen to fit the problem you bring and the pace you prefer.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual contact helps, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break, chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and travel while keeping continuity of care.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Charlie supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and related issues such as addictions, trauma, grief and relationship difficulties.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
He offers a person-centred style that combines deep empathy with practical, skills-based work to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
What is the counsellor's background and experience?
He has 25 years of experience across adolescent inpatient care, outpatient day treatment, court-related programmes and clinical leadership roles.
What credentials and region are listed?
Charlie is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to therapist availability.
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