Charles Salt

I currently have availability for counselling sessions on a short or longer term basis on Tuesdays and Thursdays, during normal office hours. 

I am able to take enquiries regarding an initial consultation by email and will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible.

As a trained Psychodynamic Therapist I believe that thoughts and feelings by their nature, are often overwhelming and can seem impossible to manage at times. When we know why we think or feel a certain way it is easier to endure, but very often it is our past experiences, early childhood, even inherited family trauma that we have buried (or is buried inside us) that obscure our understanding and can leave us feeling lost, confused or in pain. 

Indeed the very experience of being human requires the endless navigation of powerful emotions within us; love, anger, envy, loss. Feelings which society and culture might have us believe are easily negotiated, but which perhaps is rarely the case.

Through short and longer term therapy I offer the space and time to explore both the known and unknown parts of oneself, with a view to moving towards a better understanding and acceptance of your place in the world, and the reasons that might have brought you to seek counselling today. 

I have experience of working with mental health and challenging behaviour for over 20 years, and my passion is working with and supporting people who have struggled with difficult emotions and life experiences so that we can think about them together and better understand them.

I offer both face to face and online therapy, with a leaning towards the benefits of longer term work, which takes place in person.

I would aim to meet weekly, ideally in a face to face setting (currently with offices in Newbury, W Berks and West Hampstead, London) and recognise that consistent, regular work together is where the strength of psychodynamic therapy lies. 

NB my hourly rate in Newbury is £65, and £85 in London.

To request an initial consultation please email me directly and we can arrange a 30 minute meeting either in person or on line.

I charge £35 for an initial consultation during which we will be able to discuss what has brought you to seek counselling, and whether the psychodynamic approach and I, as a therapist, are an appropriate fit for your needs.