Intro: Traversing the difficult terrains of life can be difficult, especially when done alone. As your mental health adventure guide, Charles is dedicated to helping create a warm, inviting space that cultivates not only safety but also, a judgement free environment to thrive.
Subscribing to a person-centered, holistic approach to support change for the whole person (building approaches that love on the mind, body, soul, and heart), Charles walks alongside clients to deepen avenues for safe exploration of their behaviors, beliefs, and systemic dynamics that are currently contributing to life difficulties. Utilizing mindfulness, self-care, movement and compassion techniques along with other interventions that support being the best, Charles strives to support the most authentic and whole version of yourself.
When counseling, Charles uses an eclectic approach that looks to find an appropriate fit for each, individual client, and their needs. Therapeutic approaches Charles uses vary from Narrative Therapy to Solution focused, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Experiential, to name a few.
Background: As a lifelong learner, Charles has a diverse background that includes a B.S. in Marketing – UL-Lafayette, M.S. in Health and Human Performance concentrated in Sport Administration – Northwestern State University and M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian University.
Treatment: As a clinician, Charles has experience in working with trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, identity development and related issues, self-esteem, and self-confidence work, underserved and minority issues, relational/marital counseling, working with athletes, bereavement and loss, personality disorders, and LGBTQIA+ concerns.