Charlie Bassett, BACP
25 years in practice
Charlie Bassett helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship struggles.
License and registration
- BACP
- 390218 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
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About Charlie
Charlie Bassett helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship struggles. He also supports those dealing with parenting strain, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around self‑esteem and anger. Charlie has 25 years of experience and practises in the United Kingdom as a BACP counsellor.
He keeps sessions straightforward and practical. People are listened to without judgement and offered simple skills to try between meetings. Work often mixes gentle reflection about personal patterns with hands‑on strategies to manage mood and behaviour.
Background and approach
Charlie draws on Jungian ideas to look at recurring themes and meaning in a person’s life. He pairs this with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and still act in line with their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and learn new ways of responding.
Sessions are person‑centred in tone, which means warmth, empathy and respect form the basic way he works. That approach is combined with practical techniques from CBT and DBT so people leave with tools they can use immediately. His background includes work in hospital adolescent services, court‑linked programmes and day treatment for adults.
That range has shaped a flexible approach to different kinds of problems, from addiction and bipolar issues to career changes and attachment struggles. Charlie speaks English and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. He does not take international clients and sessions are organised through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Charlie lists on their public professional profile, 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 names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approaches that inform online work
Charlie uses Jungian Therapy to help people notice recurring life themes and symbols that shape feelings and choices. This approach can be useful when someone wants to understand deeper patterns behind their reactions and relationships.He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then commit to actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking, test it and build new ways of coping that reduce distress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. That means sessions can move between exploring meaning and practising concrete skills depending on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is helpful for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work where bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit short check‑ins, and text messaging supports ongoing contact between appointments. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Charlie help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD and related concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Sessions are warm and person‑centred, combining empathy with practical exercises. Reflection on life patterns sits alongside concrete skills to manage mood and behaviour.
What is Charlie's professional background?
Charlie has 25 years of experience, including work in hospital adolescent services, court‑linked programmes, domestic violence related work and intensive outpatient day treatment for adults.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text‑based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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