Therapist profile
Charles Foxwell, LCSW
California
LCSW - Mood and anger concerns
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, California / 60630
- NPI1184857773
- Experience4 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Anger and coping
- LGBT related issues
About Charles
Charles Foxwell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - practicing in California with four years of professional experience. He works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, and LGBT-related issues. He also addresses grief, trauma and other mood-related challenges.
Charles starts from the view that each person knows their own story best. He looks for strengths people already have and builds on them in sessions. He encourages straightforward conversations about what feels hard and what a better day would look like.
In sessions he focuses on practical steps that reduce reactivity and increase control over difficult moments. That might include learning ways to notice early warning signs of anger or anxiety and trying short exercises to change how the body and mind respond. He explains techniques in plain language and practices them together so they are easier to use later.
Charles draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and keeps the work goal-oriented. He supports people through life transitions, relationship strains, and issues tied to mood or addictive behavior. He also works with concerns linked to identity, such as gender dysphoria and LGBT stress.
People who meet with him can expect clear, direct conversations and steps to try between sessions. To get started he asks new clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online sessions
Charles uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills. One common approach he uses is skills training to notice early signs of anger or anxiety and practice brief behavioral responses that reduce escalation. This helps with workplace frustration, snapping at loved ones, and sudden surges of irritation. Another approach involves problem-focused talk therapy that breaks big issues into concrete steps and experiments to try between sessions. That method works well for mood, addiction-related goals, and life transitions.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. He discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts the approach as sessions progress. The process is collaborative - clients try strategies, report back, and then refine the plan together.
Confirm the specific online session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let someone work on skills from their everyday environment, practice new responses in real life between meetings, and bring clear structure to sessions without changing the core therapeutic work.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, LGBT-related concerns, grief, trauma, and related mood issues.
How would he describe his therapy style?
He uses direct, plain language and goal-focused work. Sessions emphasize practical steps and skills to manage strong feelings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has four years of professional work experience as a clinician in California.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in California and practices there.
Does he work in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options button and the matching questionnaire.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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 anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.