Charles Bennett, BACP

Charles Bennett welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression or problems with addiction. He writes in a straightforward way and invites people to come as they are. Charles uses a calm, respectful approach and aims to help people take the first steps toward feeling better.

Charles is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He has three years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. He emphasises that each person knows their own story and brings strengths to therapy that can be built on.

In sessions Charles listens without judgement and works collaboratively to set realistic goals. He draws on client-centred ideas to follow what matters most to the person in the room. He also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different ways of coping.

Charles has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, addiction to drugs or alcohol, and longstanding feelings of isolation or low mood. He also helps with relationship-related difficulties such as attachment and communication concerns, and with life questions like purpose and identity.

His style is practical and down-to-earth. He aims to help people build small, manageable changes that make daily life feel less hard. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then arrange sessions according to the therapist's schedule.

How Charles uses client-centred and CBT approaches online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's own goals. The counsellor offers acceptance and reflection to help people name what matters and build on their strengths. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses simple exercises to try new coping strategies. Both approaches can help with anxiety, low mood, addiction-related behaviours and practical day-to-day difficulties.

Finding the right approach is treated as a joint process. Charles works with each person to decide whether to focus more on listening and personal exploration, on structured CBT tasks, or on a mixture of both. Goals, preferences and how a person responds to work together shape the plan over time.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm what session types are currently offered before booking. Many people find online counselling helps fit sessions around caring duties, work or travel constraints, and lets them keep appointments without long journeys. Online work can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, schedule sessions during a lunch break, or avoid the need to travel, which may help sustain regular contact and steady progress.