Charlie Cuthbert , BACP

Charlie Cuthbert is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also supports clients with relationship and family difficulties, addiction concerns, intimacy and self-esteem problems, and issues related to LGBT identity. Charlie holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Charlie keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens without judgement and helps people name difficult feelings. Together she looks at patterns that keep problems going and finds small steps to change them.

Her approach draws on attachment-based work and client-centred ways of working. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of dialectical behaviour therapy and emotionally-focused work when helpful. That means sessions can include exploring past relationship patterns, noticing thoughts and behaviours, and learning new coping skills.

People come to Charlie for a wide range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety. She has experience supporting those dealing with trauma and abuse, eating and body-image issues, chronic illness and pain, ADHD, and work-related compassion fatigue. She also works with people facing life changes such as separation, bereavement or career transitions.

Sessions aim to make sense of feelings and build practical skills for daily life. Charlie encourages a steady, collaborative process so people can find more calm and clearer choices in how they live. If someone decides to begin, she guides them through the next steps and helps agree what to focus on together.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Charlie draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This helps when people struggle with intimacy, trust or repeating the same relationship problems. She also uses client-centred methods that prioritise the person’s own perspective and choices, giving space for people to be heard and understood.

She blends these ways of working with cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours. That combination can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Deciding which approach to use is a joint process - the therapist and client will agree on aims and try methods that suit the individual's needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video calls are useful for fuller conversations and visual connection, phone sessions suit those with limited bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can fit quick check-ins or shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities or travel, while keeping the focus on practical progress.