Charlie Batho - Humanistic Integrative Counsellor

About Charlie  

Working with me you will get my full attention. I will listen empathically as you unfold  your unique life story. I will strive to better understand the context of your present  situation, as together we explore your interior world.  

In a safe, non-judgmental way we can explore what it is like to be you. As safety and  trust develops, you can experience painful emotions that are often deemed  unacceptable in your development or in your outside life. By re-experiencing  emotions in the here-and-now, in a safe and supportive environment, you can  reappraise past events and inputs, and reintegrate them into your present day life.  With increasing awareness of your thought and feeling patterns, change and growth  can follow.  

As an integrative counsellor I am open to many different theoretical models. These  include: Person centred, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt.  

As a practical person I will always be checking in with you to find out what you want,  what you want to change, and what you want from me to this end. You are in control  of your time and your agenda. I am not here to fix or change you. You do this  yourself in response to new information and experience, and from your own changed  thinking.  

Having experienced the healing effects of counselling myself during difficult times in  my life I know the power of therapy to cope with adversity and to restore optimism.  It has helped me to disentangle myself from my past and to face the future with an  awareness of my present day resources.  

By being vulnerable and revealing your true self, and still being accepted, you can  experience liberation from the stranglehold of past conditioning, experiences and  expectations. A growing awareness of your own power and options, enables you to  heal your past and face the future with courage and determination.  

Whatever situation you find yourself in – whether you are depressed, suffering from  a change of circumstance or loss in your life, anxious or confused, a sense of  hopelessness or futility, in the grip of an addiction - I can offer you the opportunity to  explore all the strands of your internal narrative. My approach is always to consider  and accept the whole of you.