Therapist profile
Charles Tyson, LICSW, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Licensed clinical social worker - codependency and relationships
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- Credentials
- LICSW, LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Pennsylvania / CW020993; LICSW, Massachusetts / 124577; LICSW, Minnesota / 30273
- NPI
- 1245879774
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- ACT and CBT
- Attachment focus
- Short and long term work
About Charles
Charles Tyson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Minnesota and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with six years of practice experience. They work with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, codependency, grief, intimacy issues, and related struggles. Sessions happen in English and international clients are not accepted.
Charles describes therapy as a collaborative effort. They use straightforward conversation to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Practical skills and honest feedback are paired with questions that invite reflection. Video sessions are preferred for getting to know someone, with phone and text mentioned as other contact options.
Their clinical toolkit includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, Client-Centered methods, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Existential Therapy. That mix lets Charles shift between helping people build small behavioral changes and exploring deeper meanings in relationships and identity. They often focus on how early attachment, family of origin, and codependent patterns shape current choices.
Charles brings lived perspective as a Black, gender non-binary clinician and grounds work in social justice concerns. They have experience addressing LGBT issues, first responder stress, parenting and fatherhood topics, adoption and foster care questions, and compassion fatigue. Clients can expect directness and responsiveness alongside practical tools.
Sessions use a subscription payment model that can be canceled at any time and cost varies by location. To begin, a reader selects the See online therapy options button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules a first session.
How sessions work
How Charles uses therapy models online
Charles draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people name values, notice unhelpful thoughts, and take small steps toward choices that matter to them. ACT is useful for anxiety, avoidance, and getting unstuck by behavior changes.Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationships shape current trust, closeness, and codependent patterns. This approach helps when relational history keeps repeating itself in adult relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Charles will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that match the client’s needs. They collaborate on what feels useful and adjust strategies as sessions progress.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking since the biography names video, phone, and text contact but does not list every possible format. Online sessions can make it easier to fit work into a busy week, allow a quieter check-in when time is limited, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help people keep therapy consistent while trying the approaches above.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Minnesota
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does Charles help with people-pleasing and people-focused patterns?
Yes. Work often covers codependency, control issues, people-pleasing, and boundaries with relationships.
What is Charles' style in sessions?
They combine direct feedback with practical skills and reflective questions to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors.
How much clinical experience does Charles have?
Charles has six years of clinical experience working with anxiety, trauma, addiction, mood concerns, and relationship issues.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
Charles holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Pennsylvania.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats does Charles use?
The biography notes a preference for video sessions and also mentions phone and text contact; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.