Lesley Charles

About me and my therapy practice

I believe a welcoming, safe and supportive therapeutic environment is the key to emotional healing and personal growth. Working together, we will make sense of whatever has become a problem for you in the 'here and now' or enduring issues with their roots in the past. My hope is you will not only begin to feel better but know that you have been understood in the context of your history, gender, sexuality and culture. I believe often when we are faced with fears linked to uncertainty, uncontrollability and unpredictability or feeling hopeless about the future, counselling/psychotherapy can provide us with the insight and skills that we need to make a lasting change. 

I have a BSc (Hons) Integrative Counselling and I am an NHS High-Intensity (evidenced-based CBT) Trainee. I am a registered member of the BACP (No. 247020) and Accredited UKCP Psychotherapeutic Counsellor (No. 2011163780) I adhere to their codes of ethics. My registered name is Lesley Caroline Charles but everyone calls me Caroline day-to-day.

Saturday sessions only.

What I can help with

Obsessions, OCD, Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Loss, Post-traumatic stress, Trauma, Service veterans, AIDS/HIV, Cancer, Disability, Health related issues, Cultural issues, Identity issues, Men's issues, Self esteem, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Women's issues, Child related issues, Infertility, Pregnancy related issues, Relationships, Sex-related issues, Redundancy, Stress, Work related issues

Types of therapy

CBT, Integrative, Psychodynamic

Clients I work with

Adults, EAP, Groups, Older adults, Organisations

How I deliver therapy

Long-term face-to-face work, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone counselling, Time-limited