A Bit About Me

Me as a Counsellor

As you may as guessed I’m Charlie. A qualified counsellor and a member with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. In short this means that you can my training is up to a national standard, and it means I work in accordance to a strict code of ethics. So I will work in a way that is safe, confidential and always considering you first and foremost.
I understand how difficult it is to not be heard, when those around you do not understand you and you have no idea how to share your experiences with others. I know how frustrating it can feel when you’re confused about your own feelings and act or respond in ways you do not want to but have no idea why you do or how to change them. I also know first hand just how difficult it can be to admit that we need help, that things need to change and how powerful counselling can be to experience. I have the utmost respect for anyone who is willing to explore themselves and seeks to become the best version of themselves.

My counselling style

I have trained in a pluralistic way, which means I believe that counsellor and client work together. Agreeing goals, therapy outcomes and ways of working together. After all you know your life, needs and goals better than anyone and I know how I can help you. I have studied various schools of counselling – person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapy – and incorporate them all into my way of working. Which allows me to flexibly work in the ways that will best suit my clients. I have a strong growth focused mindset, and value and encourage clients to explore themselves, to challenge themselves where they want to and to come to a deeper understanding of themselves. I also believe that we learn from those we meet and that everyone deserves to feel valued, heard and understood and most importantly to value themselves.

Stuff about me

I’m someone who greatly values freedom, the freedom we have to be ourselves, to explore this beautiful world that surrounds us and to try and experience as many things as we can and that we want. I love trying new things and attempting to learn new hobbies and activities. Though I may not always stick with them, I get to try new things and see a part of life that people fall in love with and can appreciate why.

I have always been fascinated by the ways people act the way they do, be that in whole societies and how they respond to others, to the psychology of how we as humans all respond to certain things and have evolved into the people we are now. We all see and respond to the world differently and it’s a truly profound and rewarding to learn from the many unique viewpoints that exist in the world. I love working with people, learning about how they see the world and supporting them to live as fully as possible