Charlie Bassett, BACP
Empathic, practical counselling for parents and adults
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 25
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Charlie
Charlie Bassett offers calm, practical support to parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, low mood and difficult life changes. He draws on many years of practice to help people talk through painful experiences and learn everyday skills to cope better. Sessions are grounded in empathy and plain conversation rather than jargon.
Charlie aims to restore hope and help people find more steady footing in daily life. He views therapy as a shared journey.
Background and approach
Early work focuses on understanding what causes emotional pain and how it shows up day to day. He uses client-centred listening to build trust and acceptance, then introduces techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Those techniques come from cognitive behavioural methods and other approaches that teach practical skills.
Charlie also explores deeper patterns that can shape identity and relationships. He pays attention to attachment, family history and recurring themes that leave people feeling stuck. This can be useful for parents managing the stress of raising children or for anyone dealing with long-standing difficulties.
Over a career spanning twenty-five years he has worked in community programmes, court referrals, adolescent wards and outpatient services. His background includes leading treatment programmes and directing a personal counselling service. He now practises in the United Kingdom as a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, MBACP.
Sessions are straightforward and practical. People can expect clear explanations, gentle challenge and homework tasks to practise new ways of coping. The focus is on small, manageable steps that fit around everyday life.
What Charlie works with
Everything Charlie lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Charlie helps people with.
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting caught up in them, then take committed steps toward things that matter. It can help when anxiety, low mood or life changes are stopping someone from living as they’d like. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises genuine listening and acceptance, giving people space to tell their story and feel understood before practical work begins. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) teaches clear skills to spot and change patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going, which is often useful for stress, anxiety and parenting challenges.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that suit the person’s needs. Sessions are collaborative, with an emphasis on practical tasks to practise between meetings.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets you see each other and work through exercises together, phone sessions suit hands-free conversations and lower bandwidth, chat can be a shorter check-in and messaging lets people pause and reply when it fits their day. These options make it easier to fit therapy around family life, work and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Charlie
What concerns does Charlie help with?
Charlie supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures and a wide range of relationship and emotional issues listed in his specialties.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a warm, client-centred style that combines empathic listening with practical techniques to change thinking and behaviour.
What is his professional background?
He has twenty-five years of experience working in community programmes, court-referred services, adolescent wards and outpatient treatment.
Which credential and country is he registered in?
He is a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, MBACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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