Charnė Buissinne, BACP
9 years in practice
Charnė Buissinne is a BACP registered counsellor with nine years of experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 389211 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English, Afrikaans
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Charnė
Charnė Buissinne is a BACP registered counsellor with nine years of experience. She offers practical, person-focused therapy for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loss or addictive behaviours. Her approach aims to help people find clearer ways to manage day-to-day pressures and painful emotions.
Charnė combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centred and cognitive behavioural ideas. Sessions focus on what feels most urgent to the person in front of her. She listens for patterns in relationships and emotions, and then helps build small, manageable steps to change those patterns.
Background and approach
Her background spans independent practice, hospitals and GP surgeries in the UK and South Africa, plus addiction recovery services, schools and the criminal justice system. That variety gives her a broad view of how life stress and trauma show up for different people.
Charnė works with a wide range of concerns including grief, depression, eating and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, anger and ADHD. She also supports people facing relationship strain, attachment or abandonment worries, and those managing co-occurring problems such as substance use alongside mood difficulties. Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans and are delivered online by video, phone, live chat or messaging.
To begin, a user completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules sessions according to availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Charnė lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Charnė names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Emotion-Focused and Practical Approaches Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name core emotions and the patterns those feelings create in relationships. It can be useful for people who feel stuck in repeated ways of reacting or connecting with others. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of sessions, with the therapist offering listening, acceptance and reflection to help people find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and gives clear techniques to test and change unhelpful thinking.Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about what feels most important, and then decide together which methods to try. That collaboration means sessions can adapt as needs and goals change over time.
Online sessions make regular contact easier for many people. Video calls let the therapist and client see each other's expressions for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions use less data and can suit quick check-ins. Live chat or messaging supports short, flexible exchanges and written reflection between sessions. These options aim to offer more flexibility and accessibility while keeping the focus on progress and practical changes.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
The counsellor supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Additional areas include relationship and intimacy issues, eating concerns, parenting strain and ADHD.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and cognitive behavioural methods. Sessions focus on emotions and patterns, with practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
What experience does the counsellor bring?
She has nine years of professional experience across independent practice, hospitals and GP surgeries in the UK and South Africa, plus addiction recovery programmes, educational settings and the criminal justice system.
Where is the therapist based and what credentials are held?
She works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered online via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with this counsellor?
Begin by clicking the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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