Charles Beard
Experienced counselor focused on relational and addictive challenges
About Charles
Charles Beard is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois who uses evidence-informed approaches to address a broad range of concerns.
Background and approach
He brings a focused, collaborative style that emphasizes clients' strengths while addressing issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, parenting challenges, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. Beard also works with specific areas like blended family dynamics, communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, substance use, process addictions, forgiveness, and men's issues.
With three years of documented experience holding the LCPC credential, Beard tailors interventions to each person’s needs, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy as appropriate. He aims to create a respectful, strengths-based space where clients and therapist collaborate on practical goals and treatment plans.
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients, providing multiple formats to meet different preferences and schedules.
Approach-driven Online Therapy for Relationships and Addictions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in relationships to improve connection and resolve intimacy-related concerns. The Gottman Method offers structured tools for improving communication and managing conflict in partnerships, making it useful for relationship distress and communication problems.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be decided collaboratively. The therapist will assess a client's goals, preferences, and presenting concerns and then recommend one or a combination of methods that best fit those needs. This collaborative planning helps tailor interventions to practical goals like managing addiction behaviors, improving parenting strategies, or rebuilding relational trust.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and let clients continue work from different locations. These formats make it easier to access consistent care while fitting sessions into busy lives, and they support ongoing collaboration between clients and licensed professionals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English