Charlie Bassett, BACP

Charlie Bassett helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and issues around parenting, relationships and addiction. He also supports those facing grief, trauma, bipolar challenges, ADHD and major life changes. Charlie writes simply and listens closely to understand what is most troubling right now.

He works in a straightforward, down-to-earth way. Sessions begin by building a trusting space where people can say what feels hard. He combines a person-centred stance with practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Practical skills are taught and practiced so they can be used between sessions.

Charlie brings 25 years of experience across community programmes, hospital settings and outpatient treatment. His background includes work with court-referred individuals and with adolescents in acute settings, plus leadership roles in counselling services. He draws on that varied experience when tailoring support for each person.

Therapy with Charlie often blends talking, focused skill-building and reflection on deeper patterns that come from early life. He uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot and shift thought patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and action, and Jungian ideas to consider life themes and meaning. Sessions aim to leave people with clearer steps and a calmer sense of direction.

Charlie is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, BACP. He practises from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions in line with those values. It focuses on noticing thoughts without being controlled by them and is useful for anxiety, depression and coping with change.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is often chosen for stress, panic, low mood and behavioural habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and review progress as therapy continues.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video is good for longer discussions and visual cues, phone works well if bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits short check-ins or when someone prefers written conversation. These options aim to increase flexibility so people can arrange sessions around work, childcare or other commitments.