About me
Hi, I'm Charlie. I am a qualified integrative counsellor offering weekly talking therapy both online and in person in Hackney. I have therapy rooms in Dalston Junction, E8 and Stoke Newington, N16.
There are times in life when we can all feel lost, stuck, overwhelmed, or weighed down by difficult emotions. If this resonates with you, I offer a warm, encouraging, and non-judgemental space where you can share thoughts and feelings that may feel difficult to express elsewhere.
I draw from different approaches depending on what feels most helpful for you. We’ll discover what that looks like together, with the understanding that a genuine, present human connection is at the heart of meaningful therapy.
What does therapy with me look like?
In our early sessions, I will take time to get to know you and understand the experiences that have shaped who you are today. We may explore your family history, relationships, and the events that have brought you to therapy. This can be an opportunity to offload what you’ve been carrying, begin to slow down and tune into yourself.
Through our conversations, I’ll ask questions and offer honest reflections to help you make sense of your thoughts, feelings and behaviour patterns. I’ll encourage you to notice what is happening in your body to create space to connect with emotions. We might explore dreams and recurring themes or use visualisation to connect with different parts of you and find a sense of calm.
How can therapy with me help?
The therapeutic relationship offers a way of relating that may feel different from what you are used to or expect. It is confidential, and our work together invites openness, curiosity, and compassion.
Over time, we can begin to recognise the ways you have adapted to life’s circumstances, honouring the strategies that once helped you. From this place of understanding, we can gently explore what feels more aligned with who you are now and how you want to live. This can help you rediscover hope, vitality, and a deeper sense of meaning.
What issues do I work with?
I work with clients who feel overwhelmed, stuck or disconnected, experiences that may be described as anxiety or depression. We can explore how these experiences could have emerged through trauma, abuse, loss, life transitions or wider social circumstances.
I have experience working with grief and loss, whether through bereavement, relationship break-ups, life transitions, or mourning a life you once imagined. Talking therapy can help us honour and process the past while making gradual steps towards the future.
Who do I work with?
My practice is affirming of neurodivergence, gender, sexuality and relationship diversity. I aim to create a therapeutic practice that is inclusive and respectful of difference, and remain attentive to the ways difference may be experienced within the therapeutic relationship.
I appreciate the many ways people seek meaning, comfort and connection during times of struggle or transition. This might include your relationship with spirituality, nature or ‘the more-than-human world’. I welcome exploring the beliefs, practices and experiences that are important to you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have worked with clients from a diverse range of backgrounds as a counsellor for the charity Mind and for a private low-cost therapy service. Before retraining as a therapist I worked as a jewellery designer and within the wellness field.
My diploma in Integrative Counselling is through The Minster Centre. They are one of the longest established and leading institutions in Integrative Psychotherapy in Europe. This is where I am currently completing my MA and Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 - £85.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Online and face to face sessions cost £85.
I offer two lower cost spaces at £60. This is to support clients who are students, receiving Universal Credit or experiencing financial insecurity.
If fees are a barrier to therapy please raise this with me so we can discuss options.
When I work
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Further information
I have therapy rooms in Dalston E8 and Stoke Newington N16 but also work online.
If you feel that talking therapy might be right for you and you're interested in working together please get in touch via phone or email and I can let you know my availability.
You are welcome to book a free 20-minute introductory call via Counselling Directory. This is helpful if you are new to counselling or have any queries about how I work.
Our first session will be a 50-minute consultation in person or online where we have a time to discuss what has bought you to therapy. After this you will hopefully get a sense of what it is like to talk to me.
Once we decide to work together we will decide on a day and time to meet for weekly therapy then go over and sign the Therapy Agreement. If we decide not work work together, I’d be happy to suggest alternative options or refer you to other resources.
