About Charly
Charly Pennicott-Henry offers support for stress, anxiety, relationship problems, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. She writes simply and listens closely so people can talk through what feels hard. Her style aims to help people feel steadier and more in control of day-to-day moments.
Charly has 11 years of professional experience and holds NCPS. She works with adults who want to understand their feelings and change patterns that no longer help them.
How Charly works
Sessions are offered online and in a independent practice setting in the United Kingdom. Her approach is flexible and shaped around each person. Charly draws on several evidence-based therapeutic techniques to match a person’s needs rather than using one fixed method.
That means practical steps and space to reflect are mixed to suit individual goals. Common themes she supports include attachment and abandonment worries, blended family tensions, body image and fatherhood issues, guilt and shame, communication and commitment problems, and the emotional impact of divorce or separation. She also helps people coping with caregiver stress, impulsivity and emptiness.
Charly aims to help clients notice patterns in thoughts and behaviour, try small changes and build clearer ways to meet their goals. The process is collaborative and paced to each person. If someone is ready to start, she guides them through simple next steps to arrange sessions.
What Charly works with
The areas below are the ones Charly selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Many clients benefit from problem-focused techniques that help identify unhelpful patterns and build new habits. These approaches break problems into small steps and focus on practical tasks to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress.Systemic ideas look at how relationships and roles affect how a person feels. Working this way can bring clarity about communication, blended family tensions and repeated patterns in close relationships. Humanistic approaches place the person’s experience at the centre and create space to explore emotions, values and a sense of self over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. Together they will review what helps and adjust the plan as things change.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Shorter check-ins work well by text or live chat, and these formats can fit a break at work or a busy day. Overall, online therapy offers flexibility so people can make space for therapy in ways that suit their life and routine.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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