- Years in practice
- 29
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Charles
Charles Clendennen is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas with 29 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are facing relationship strain, grief, trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. He emphasizes each person's strengths and offers steady support as they take steps toward change.
Clients can expect straightforward, compassionate conversation. Charles listens to the full story and helps name realistic next steps. He encourages small, doable changes that add up over time rather than sudden fixes.
Background and approach
His background includes long-term clinical work across common life crises and workplace-related stress. That experience informs practical strategies for coping with grief, addiction, and post-traumatic stress. He also draws on experience supporting first responder issues and hospice or end-of-life concerns.
Sessions typically focus on identifying goals, reducing unhelpful patterns, and building skills for handling day-to-day stress. Parents can bring concerns about managing parenting challenges and family dynamics and work toward clearer routines and calmer responses. Charles frames the process as collaborative.
He helps people explore values, set reachable goals, and practice skills between sessions. The emphasis is on steady progress, not perfection.
What Charles works with
Everything Charles lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Charles helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Control issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Charles uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to individual needs. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, and daily challenges by teaching breathing, grounding, and behavior changes that reduce overwhelm. Another approach addresses trauma and grief through paced processing and emotion regulation skills to help people manage strong feelings and rebuild routines and meaning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Charles collaborates with each person to weigh goals, preferences, and the pace that feels comfortable. He will help decide which strategies to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video helps replicate an in-person conversation when seeing one another matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, short skill practice, or when writing thoughts helps clarify feelings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Charles
What concerns does Charles address?
He helps people with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, career problems, compassion fatigue, stress, anxiety, addictions, family and parenting concerns, and depression.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He uses a straightforward, strengths-based style that focuses on listening, setting clear goals, and practicing practical skills between sessions.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has 29 years of professional experience working with common life crises and workplace-related stressors, including first responder and hospice-related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a licensed professional counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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