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Charnė Buissinne, BACP

Practical, person-centred support for anxiety and stress

9 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English, Afrikaans · online sessions

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About Charnė

Charne Buissinne is a counsellor with nine years' experience working across clinical and community settings. She offers a warm, client-centred way of working focused on stress and anxiety alongside other concerns such as addiction, grief and coping with life changes. Charne speaks English and Afrikaans and practices from the United Kingdom.

Her background includes roles in independent practice, hospitals and GP surgeries in the UK and South Africa, educational settings, addiction recovery programmes and the criminal justice system.

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Background and approach

This range gives her practical experience with many life challenges and transitions. Sessions are shaped around each person's situation rather than a fixed formula. She uses client-centred listening alongside approaches like cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally-focused work to help people understand patterns and try different responses.

Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are used when people want practical steps or to build commitment to change. Charne aims to make therapy straightforward and relatable. She helps people identify strengths, notice unhelpful thoughts or behaviours and practice alternatives that fit real life.

The emphasis is on small, manageable steps toward clearer choices and better coping. People often come for anxiety, low mood, relationship stress, addictions or challenges around identity and parenting. She believes therapy is a collaborative process and works with each person to find what helps them most.

How Charne's approaches work online

Client-centred therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of each session. The therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears and helps people make sense of their feelings and choices. This approach suits anyone wanting a supportive space to talk about anxiety, grief or life transitions.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. Online CBT sessions focus on spotting unhelpful patterns and practising small changes that can reduce anxiousness and low mood. Emotionally-focused therapy helps people understand and improve close relationships by recognising emotional needs and changing interaction patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk about options, try out techniques and adapt the work to fit the client's goals and preferences. This keeps the focus practical and collaborative rather than prescriptive.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video helps keep sessions personal when face-to-face is not possible. Phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Chat and messaging offer flexibility for brief updates or when writing is easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family responsibilities and daily life.
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Questions people ask

What issues does Charne commonly help with?
She works with stress and anxiety and supports people facing addictions, grief, depression and major life changes. Other areas include relationship concerns, parenting strain, body image and trauma-related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centred and practical. She listens first, then uses techniques from CBT, emotionally-focused work and solution-focused therapy to try out new ways of coping.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has nine years of professional experience working in independent practice, hospitals and GP surgeries, education, addiction recovery programmes and the criminal justice system.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP as a listed credential.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions managed?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
Languages
English, Afrikaans

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