Charnė Buissinne, BACP

Charn Buissinne is a counsellor with nine years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and major life changes. She holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her approach aims to meet each person where they are and build practical ways forward.

She uses a mix of approaches to suit the person in front of her rather than a fixed formula. Sessions typically focus on what matters most now - coping with grief, working through trauma, or finding new ways to manage mood and behaviour. Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented when needed, and open and reflective when that helps people make sense of their lives.

Her background includes work in private practice, hospitals and GP surgeries in the UK and South Africa, educational settings, addiction recovery programmes and the criminal justice system. That variety means she is used to different kinds of pressures and life stories, and to tailoring support across situations.

People who come to her often bring relationship, intimacy or family stress, career questions, body-image concerns, neurodiverse issues such as autism and Asperger syndrome, or parenting and caregiver strain. She also works with mood conditions including depression, bipolar presentations and disruptive mood challenges.

Sessions are shaped collaboratively, with an emphasis on finding practical steps and drawing on a person's existing strengths. She aims to help people reconnect with purpose and clearer choices as they move through midlife and other turning points.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy places the person's own goals and pace at the centre of work, with the counsellor offering understanding and reflection to help people make sense of their experience. This approach is useful for emotional concerns, relationship strain and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, which can help with anxiety, low mood and some addictive behaviours. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotions and attachment patterns to help people understand and transform painful relationship or intimacy dynamics.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. The counsellor will work collaboratively to match methods to the person's needs, goals and preferences, and may shift focus as those needs change over time.

Practical benefits of online work can include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online counselling can also make it easier to keep continuity during life transitions. If you need specific session formats please confirm the current options before booking, as those details are arranged with the therapist when you schedule.