Therapist/Supervisor Detail

Who Am I?

My Name is

Jessica Charles

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About Me

I have a warm, open and down-to-earth approach to therapy, and I draw from my varied experience and training to find the best way to support you. My approach is integrative, this means I’m not fixed in one perspective; I see human experience as being more unique and mysterious than one theory can contain. I have a specialist interest and experience in preverbal trauma and I work on the assumption that the body and mind are intrinsically connected, therefore should be treated as such in the context of therapeutic work. I believe the body has a way of showing us what is going on inside, even when there are no words. Traumatic or difficult experiences impact the body, as well as the mind, in a profound way. My overarching approach is grounded in the fields of developmental and relational psychology, attachment theory, neurophysiology, somatic psychology and perinatal studies. At the heart of my therapeutic approach is the relationship between you as the client, and me as your therapist. It is a place to test out new ways of being and relating that do not have to replicate the past, helping to improve relationships in all areas of your life.

I work with

Adults

I can help with

Feeling helpless or hopeless Chronic unexplained sadness Anxiety and panic A deep sense of emptiness Emotional or physical numbness Feeling 'different' from others Low self esteem/self worth Feeling like you can't cope Feelings of depression or grief