Charlie Best

For face to face counselling, I am available Mondays and Saturdays.

I have more flexibility for online work; please get in touch for availability. 

I offer short- and long- term counselling to adults. Together, we will create a safe and non-judgemental space for you to explore your thoughts and feelings. We will work collaboratively to help you understand how you function in the world, build your sense of self-compassion and self-worth, and achieve positive life change.

As an integrative therapist, my approach is tailored to the individual needs and circumstances of each client. We might focus on immediate goals and challenges, improve awareness of ongoing patterns of behaviour and relating, and/or examine how your past impacts your present. We will work together to help you heal from difficult life experiences and set you up for the future you wish for.

I have experience supporting clients with stress, bereavement, anxiety, chronic illness, relationship difficulties, family estrangement, depression, suicidal thoughts, and sexual and emotional trauma. I have also worked with clients exploring neurodiverse, queer and trans identities. I am LGBTQ+ affirming and committed to inclusive and anti-oppressive practice. 

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 personal understanding of what it’s like to undertake significant life changes. I also have a deep passion for art and nature and believe in the power of these to support good mental health.

My training primarily integrates person-centred, gestalt and psychodynamic theories, though I draw on ideas and research from wider fields. I am dedicated to my own continual learning and development and use both personal therapy and clinical supervision to support me in my work.

I am a qualified BACP Counsellor and I am in training to complete a UKCP accredited Masters in Psychotherapy. I adhere to both the BACP and UKCP codes of ethics.

Sessions usually last between 50 and 60 minutes and cost £50. Some concessionary spaces are available for £45; ask for details.

If you are interested in working together, please get in touch and we can arrange a free 15 minute introductory call or video meeting. We can then arrange a first appointment to discuss more about your situation and how we might work together.