Charles Wickham
Practical therapy focused on strengths and change
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Charles
Charles Wickham is a licensed social worker who brings 25 years of hands-on experience to therapy. He uses clear, straightforward talk and practical strategies to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and motivation problems. He keeps conversations focused and respectful, and he encourages clients to build on their existing strengths.
Over his career he has worked in several settings including psychiatric hospital care, community mental health, independent practice, and a state facility.
Background and approach
That range gives him a broad sense of how life events and systems can affect mood, behavior, and relationships. He draws on what has worked before while staying open to new approaches. Charles leans on methods such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.
He picks tools that fit each person's situation instead of using one single method for everyone. Sessions aim to clarify goals, reduce unhelpful patterns, and build everyday skills. He practices in Michigan and holds an LMSW, which is a Licensed Master Social Worker.
He speaks English. Charles frames therapy as a partnership where the client’s experience guides the work. For parents and individuals dealing with family and parenting concerns, he focuses on communication, coping with life changes, and rebuilding confidence.
He helps people move from feeling stuck toward practical steps they can use day to day.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are; it helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through feelings and find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping skills.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. Adjustments are made as progress is assessed and needs change.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. These formats make it easier to attend from home, keep therapy consistent during life changes, and use brief check-ins when that is helpful. The goal is practical, accessible care that fits each person’s life and routine.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Motivational Interviewing
A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
Next step
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