Charlie Best

I work online with people from around the UK and in-person with clients in the West Midlands. 

I work within office hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 

I offer either weekly or fortnightly therapy. Sessions last for 50 minutes and cost £65. Some concessionary spaces are available at £60 for students and those who are unemployed or on low incomes. Ask for details. 

I offer a safe and collaborative space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings and identity and to make life-affirming changes to support your mental health and well-being.

Together, we will build a compassionate and trusting environment where you can learn to better understand yourself and how you function in the world. We might focus on immediate life challenges, improve awareness of ongoing patterns of behaviour, and/or examine how your past impacts your present. We will work to process difficult life experiences and to set you up for the future you wish for. 

I work with: 

• People experiencing relationship difficulties, such as romantic challenges, family estrangement, loneliness, and social anxiety.
  
• Those dealing with trauma and seeking to understand how difficult past experiences might be impacting them today.
  
• People processing loss, whether that be of loved ones, relationships, life stages, or parts of self.
  
• Those wanting to meet all parts of themselves; their hopes, creativity, ideas and agency, as well as their darkness, impulses, fears and shame.
  
• People exploring neurodiverse, bi-cultural, queer and trans identities and those exploring relationship models such as polyamory. I am LGBTQ+ affirming and strive for anti-oppressive practice.
  

Sessions with me will be warm, supportive, explorative, and collaborative. We will navigate goals and expectations together, regularly checking in to make sure you are getting what you need. Our relationship will be integral to the work; we will only explore areas when you feel safe and trusting to explore them with me.  I will also use considered challenge to help increase your self-awareness and broaden your sense of what might be possible for you.

A little about me: 

Having lived in both rural towns and big cities and worked in a variety of settings, from the voluntary sector to the corporate world, I bring a breadth of life experience to my practice and a deep personal understanding of what it’s like to undertake significant life changes.

Volunteering for the Samaritans during the pandemic uncovered both my passion and potential for supporting people in crisis. Years of my own personal therapy and self-examination help to equip me to be alongside others in their self-exploration.

I also have a deep love of art and nature and believe in the power of these to support mental health.

Training and ethics

I am a qualified BACP Counsellor and have an MSc in Psychotherapy and Counselling. I am in the process of completing UKCP Psychotherapist accreditation.

Get in touch to arrange a free, no-obligation, 15-minute introductory call or video meeting.

If we choose to proceed from there, our first session will be an opportunity for me to begin to learn about you and your situation. I'll ask questions about your current life circumstances, your background, and your hopes for therapy. We will also go through the counselling contract. Future sessions will be more lead by you, but always with my support. 

I work online with people from around the UK and in-person with clients in the West Midlands.

I work within office hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

I offer either weekly or fortnightly therapy. Sessions last for 50 minutes and cost £65. Some concessionary spaces are available at £60 for students and those who are unemployed or on low incomes. Ask for details. 

I offer a safe and collaborative space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings and identity and to make life-affirming changes to support your mental health and well-being.

Together, we will build a compassionate and trusting environment where you can learn to better understand yourself and how you function in the world. We might focus on immediate life challenges, improve awareness of ongoing patterns of behaviour, and/or examine how your past impacts your present. We will work to process difficult life experiences and to set you up for the future you wish for. 

I work with:

People experiencing relationship difficulties, such as romantic challenges, family estrangement, loneliness, and social anxiety.

Those dealing with trauma and seeking to understand how difficult past experiences might be impacting them today.

People processing loss, whether that be of loved ones, relationships, life stages, or parts of self.

Those wanting to meet all parts of themselves; their hopes, creativity, ideas and agency, as well as their darkness, impulses, fears and shame.

People exploring neurodiverse, bi-cultural, queer and trans identities and those exploring relationship models such as polyamory. I am LGBTQ+ affirming and strive for anti-oppressive practice.

Sessions with me will be warm, supportive, explorative, and collaborative. We will navigate goals and expectations together, regularly checking in to make sure you are getting what you need. Our relationship will be integral to the work; we will only explore areas when you feel safe and trusting to explore them with me. I will also use considered challenge to help increase your self-awareness and broaden your sense of what might be possible for you.

A little about me:

Having lived in both rural towns and big cities and worked in a variety of settings, from the voluntary sector to the corporate world, I bring a breadth of life experience to my practice and a deep personal understanding of what it’s like to undertake significant life changes.

Volunteering for the Samaritans during the pandemic uncovered both my passion and potential for supporting people in crisis. Years of my own personal therapy and self-examination help to equip me to be alongside others in their self-exploration.

I also have a deep love of art and nature and believe in the power of these to support mental health.

Training and ethics

I am a qualified BACP Counsellor and have an MSc in Psychotherapy and Counselling. I am in the process of completing UKCP Psychotherapist accreditation.

Get in touch to arrange a free, no-obligation, 15-minute introductory call or video meeting.

If we choose to proceed from there, our first session will be an opportunity for me to begin to learn about you and your situation. I'll ask questions about your current life circumstances, your background, and your hopes for therapy. We will also go through the counselling contract. Future sessions will be more lead by you, but always with my support. 

I work online with people from around the UK and in-person with clients in the West Midlands. My office is in Stirchley in South Birmingham.

I work within office hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

I offer either weekly or fortnightly therapy. Sessions last for 50 minutes and cost £65. Some concessionary spaces are available at £60 for students and those who are unemployed or on low incomes. Ask for details. 

I offer a safe and collaborative space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings and identity and to make life-affirming changes to support your mental health and well-being.

Together, we will build a compassionate and trusting environment where you can learn to better understand yourself and how you function in the world. We might focus on immediate life challenges, improve awareness of ongoing patterns of behaviour, and/or examine how your past impacts your present. We will work to process difficult life experiences and to set you up for the future you wish for. 

I work with:

People experiencing relationship difficulties, such as romantic challenges, family estrangement, loneliness, and social anxiety.

Those dealing with trauma and seeking to understand how difficult past experiences might be impacting them today.

People processing loss, whether that be of loved ones, relationships, life stages, or parts of self.

Those wanting to meet all parts of themselves; their hopes, creativity, ideas and agency, as well as their darkness, impulses, fears and shame.

People exploring neurodiverse, bi-cultural, queer and trans identities and those exploring relationship models such as polyamory. I am LGBTQ+ affirming and strive for anti-oppressive practice.

Sessions with me will be warm, supportive, explorative, and collaborative. We will navigate goals and expectations together, regularly checking in to make sure you are getting what you need. Our relationship will be integral to the work; we will only explore areas when you feel safe and trusting to explore them with me. I will also use considered challenge to help increase your self-awareness and broaden your sense of what might be possible for you.

A little about me:

Having lived in both rural towns and big cities and worked in a variety of settings, from the voluntary sector to the corporate world, I bring a breadth of life experience to my practice and a deep personal understanding of what it’s like to undertake significant life changes.

Volunteering for the Samaritans during the pandemic uncovered both my passion and potential for supporting people in crisis. Years of my own personal therapy and self-examination help to equip me to be alongside others in their self-exploration.

I also have a deep love of art and nature and believe in the power of these to support mental health.

Training and ethics

I am a qualified BACP Counsellor and have an MSc in Psychotherapy and Counselling. I am in the process of completing UKCP Psychotherapist accreditation.

Get in touch to arrange a free, no-obligation, 15-minute introductory call or video meeting.

If we choose to proceed from there, our first session will be an opportunity for me to begin to learn about you and your situation. I'll ask questions about your current life circumstances, your background, and your hopes for therapy. We will also go through the counselling contract. Future sessions will be more lead by you, but always with my support. 

I work face-to-face from my office in Stirchley, South Birmingham, and online with people from around the UK. 

I work within office hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

I offer either weekly or fortnightly therapy. Sessions last for 50 minutes and cost £65. Some concessionary spaces are available at £60. Ask for details. 

I offer a safe and collaborative space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings and identity and to make life-affirming changes to support your mental health and well-being.

Together, we will build a compassionate and trusting environment where you can learn to better understand yourself and how you function in the world. We might focus on immediate life challenges, improve awareness of ongoing patterns of behaviour, and/or examine how your past impacts your present. We will work to process difficult life experiences and to set you up for the future you wish for. 

I work with:

People experiencing relationship difficulties, such as romantic challenges, family estrangement, loneliness, and social anxiety.

Those dealing with trauma and seeking to understand how difficult past experiences might be impacting them today.

People processing loss, whether that be of loved ones, relationships, life stages, or parts of self.

Those wanting to meet all parts of themselves; their hopes, creativity, ideas and agency, as well as their darkness, impulses, fears and shame.

People exploring neurodiverse, bi-cultural, queer and trans identities and those exploring relationship models such as polyamory. I am LGBTQ+ affirming and strive for anti-oppressive practice.

Sessions with me will be warm, supportive, explorative, and collaborative. We will navigate goals and expectations together, regularly checking in to make sure you are getting what you need. Our relationship will be integral to the work; we will only explore areas when you feel safe and trusting to explore them with me. I will also use considered challenge to help increase your self-awareness and broaden your sense of what might be possible for you.

A little about me:

Having lived in both rural towns and big cities and worked in a variety of settings, from the voluntary sector to the corporate world, I bring a breadth of life experience to my practice and a deep personal understanding of what it’s like to undertake significant life changes.

Volunteering for the Samaritans during the pandemic uncovered both my passion and potential for supporting people in crisis. Years of my own personal therapy and self-examination help to equip me to be alongside others in their self-exploration.

I also have a deep love of art and nature and believe in the power of these to support mental health.

Training and ethics

I am a qualified BACP Counsellor and have an MSc in Psychotherapy and Counselling. I am in the process of completing UKCP Psychotherapist accreditation.

Get in touch to arrange a free, no-obligation, 15-minute introductory call or video meeting.

If we choose to go on from there, our first session will be an opportunity for me to begin to learn about you and your situation. I'll ask questions about your current life circumstances, your background, and your hopes for therapy. We will also go through the counselling contract. Future sessions will be more lead by you, but always with my support. 

I work online with people from around the UK and in-person with clients in the West Midlands.

I work within office hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

I offer either weekly or fortnightly therapy. Sessions last for 50 minutes and cost £65. Some concessionary spaces are available at £60 for students and those who are unemployed or on low incomes. Ask for details. 

I offer a safe and collaborative space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings and identity and to make life-affirming changes to support your mental health and well-being.

Together, we will build a compassionate and trusting environment where you can learn to better understand yourself and how you function in the world. We might focus on immediate life challenges, improve awareness of ongoing patterns of behaviour, and/or examine how your past impacts your present. We will work to process difficult life experiences and to set you up for the future you wish for. 

I work with:

People experiencing relationship difficulties, such as romantic challenges, family estrangement, loneliness, and social anxiety.

Those dealing with trauma and seeking to understand how difficult past experiences might be impacting them today.

People processing loss, whether that be of loved ones, relationships, life stages, or parts of self.

Those wanting to meet all parts of themselves; their hopes, creativity, ideas and agency, as well as their darkness, impulses, fears and shame.

People exploring neurodiverse, bi-cultural, queer and trans identities and those exploring relationship models such as polyamory. I am LGBTQ+ affirming and strive for anti-oppressive practice.

Sessions with me will be warm, supportive, explorative, and collaborative. We will navigate goals and expectations together, regularly checking in to make sure you are getting what you need. Our relationship will be integral to the work; we will only explore areas when you feel safe and trusting to explore them with me. I will also use considered challenge to help increase your self-awareness and broaden your sense of what might be possible for you.

A little about me:

Having lived in both rural towns and big cities and worked in a variety of settings, from the voluntary sector to the corporate world, I bring a breadth of life experience to my practice and a deep personal understanding of what it’s like to undertake significant life changes.

Volunteering for the Samaritans during the pandemic uncovered both my passion and potential for supporting people in crisis. Years of my own personal therapy and self-examination help to equip me to be alongside others in their self-exploration.

I also have a deep love of art and nature and believe in the power of these to support mental health.

Training and ethics

I am a qualified BACP Counsellor and have an MSc in Psychotherapy and Counselling. I am in the process of completing UKCP Psychotherapist accreditation.

Get in touch to arrange a free, no-obligation, 15-minute introductory call or video meeting.

If we choose to proceed from there, our first session will be an opportunity for me to begin to learn about you and your situation. I'll ask questions about your current life circumstances, your background, and your hopes for therapy. We will also go through the counselling contract. Future sessions will be more lead by you, but always with my support.