About Charles
Charles Wickham is a licensed LMSW practicing in Michigan with 25 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and ADHD. He emphasizes the client's strengths and works alongside them to make practical changes.
He spent five years in psychiatric hospital settings, five years in community mental health, five years in independent practice, and ten years at a state facility. That variety gives him experience with many kinds of challenges, from mood disorders to trauma and caregiver stress.
Background and approach
His background also includes work with relationship strain, grief, and issues around self-esteem. Charles draws on client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's needs. He uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. He helps people talk through problems, set realistic goals, and practice new ways of coping between visits.
Therapy often includes short tools and steps people can try at home to see if they help. People who reach out can expect a calm, respectful approach that values their story. Charles encourages honest conversation about what is and isn’t working, and he adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.
He supports clients through life transitions, chronic illness concerns, anger and impulsivity, and questions about purpose and identity.
How approaches like client-centered work online
Charles uses client-centered therapy to make sure sessions reflect what matters to the person. This approach focuses on listening, validating experience, and helping people choose their next steps; it can help with motivation, self-esteem, and coping through change.He also applies cognitive behavioral therapy ideas to spot patterns of thinking that fuel anxiety or low mood. CBT supports practical experiments and new behaviors a person can try between contacts to see what helps with stress, depression, or impulsivity.
Choosing a method is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which approaches to try and adjust the plan as progress and needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, frequent brief reflection, or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it possible to fit sessions into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or long-distance arrangements.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- 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
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