Therapist profile
Charles Tyson, LICSW, LCSW
LICSW LCSW - Family and parenting issues
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- Attachment 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 clinical experience. Charles focuses on common concerns adults bring from home life - stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, grief, addiction, and challenges around intimacy and identity. Sessions are conducted in English.
Charles takes a straightforward, conversational approach. He uses therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based methods, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Meetings tend to be practical and focused on everyday functioning rather than abstract labels.
He also brings attention to trauma, mood concerns like depression and bipolar symptoms, and burnout issues such as compassion fatigue. Charles can help people working through adoption or foster care questions, fatherhood concerns, attachment problems, and other family of origin matters. He includes life transitions and career stresses in his work as well.
When beginning work, Charles discusses goals and what would feel useful in weekly sessions. He favors being direct and responsive in session, and aims to help people learn more about how they relate to others. He often uses video so people can build rapport, but other contact options mentioned in his original biography include phone and text communication; confirm current session options before booking.
Charles describes himself as a Black, gender non-binary clinician with a commitment to social justice. He has experience across individual, couples, and family settings and can discuss how different approaches might fit a client's situation.
How sessions work
How Charles uses evidence-based approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes by shifting focus from getting rid of thoughts to acting despite them. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that developed with caregivers and how those patterns affect close relationships now. It is often helpful for intimacy issues, family of origin problems, and fatherhood concerns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, with the therapist offering listening and reflections to help clarify goals and choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Charles will collaborate with the client to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. He typically combines listening with active interventions and checks in about whether a chosen method feels helpful as sessions progress.
The original biography notes a preference for video sessions and also mentions phone and text as contact options; confirm available session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into busy routines, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Working with a licensed professional online lets adults address parenting strain, relationship stress, grief, or addiction-related concerns without rearranging as much of their schedule.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Minnesota
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family and parenting concerns does he help with?
He works with adults on parenting strain, family conflict, fatherhood issues, and family of origin problems. He also addresses fertility, adoption and foster care related concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He takes a direct, conversational style focused on practical change and better everyday functioning. He combines client-centered listening with structured techniques when useful.
What experience does he bring to this work?
He has six years of clinical experience and has worked with anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, addiction, grief, and LGBT issues. His background includes work across individual, couples, and family settings.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds LICSW in Minnesota and LCSW in Pennsylvania and practices in Pennsylvania. These are the credentials listed in his profile.
Does he offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only according to the profile.
What session formats does he use?
The biography mentions video sessions as preferred and also references phone and text contact; confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen subscription terms.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
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