About Charles
Charles McBride (he/him) is a licensed professional counselor who has practiced for more than 15 years. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, and issues around sexuality and identity. He also helps with grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and other life changes.
Charles keeps a warm and straightforward style in sessions. He mixes support and a bit of humor while treating people with respect.
How Charles works
He believes each person knows their life best and aims to help them reach their own goals. His clinical work has included residential substance abuse treatment and outpatient mental health settings, including employee and family assistance programs. That background shaped practical skills for helping people with substance use and co-occurring concerns.
He has also worked with first responders who experienced trauma. Charles uses a blend of approaches, including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, and solution-focused strategies. He tailors each plan to the person in front of him rather than applying one fixed method.
In a first meeting he listens to what isn’t working now and helps build a plan for change. Sessions focus on shifting unhelpful thinking, practicing different behaviors, and setting clear goals. He welcomes questions and aims to make the process understandable and practical.
Charles lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Charles works with
The areas below are the ones Charles selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and helping people set their own goals. Online sessions using this approach let the client guide topics while the therapist responds with empathy and reflective questions to clarify values and hopes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, emphasizes spotting unhelpful thoughts and practicing different behaviors. In virtual sessions CBT often includes simple skill practice, thought records, and brief homework to try between meetings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, helps process distressing memories by combining focused recall with bilateral stimulation; when delivered online it follows structured steps and is used for trauma-related symptoms.Finding the right method is part of the work together. Charles will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. He tailors the plan and adjusts techniques as progress is made, so the approach can change over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone can fit a tight schedule or reduce bandwidth needs, and live chat or messaging works for shorter check-ins and ongoing support. These options make it easier to keep consistent meetings and to use the format that fits daily life.
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A practical next step
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