Charlotte Beachem

Experienced LMSW blending practical therapy and compassion

LMSW Michigan

Experience: 23 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Charlotte

Charlotte Beachem is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan who brings 23 years of psychotherapy experience to her clients. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, trauma, and a wide range of relationship and life challenges.

Background and approach

Her work emphasizes restoring hope and building on existing strengths so clients can move through difficult transitions with greater confidence and satisfaction. Her approach blends practical, evidence-informed techniques with a warm, client-centered stance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) inform much of her practice alongside attachment-based and dialectical strategies, allowing for both skill-building and deeper exploration of relational patterns. Charlotte aims to offer clear feedback and actionable tools while supporting clients to discover their own resilience and make choices that lead to a more fulfilling life.

She is experienced addressing issues including intimacy and family dynamics, eating and sleep concerns, career and coping with life changes, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and other focused areas such as adoption and foster care, chronic illness, and codependency. Charlotte accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Charlotte commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop skills to change behaviors and manage symptoms, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and many day-to-day problems. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to encourage clearer values, mindful awareness, and willingness to face difficult emotions while pursuing meaningful actions. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her work when exploring relational patterns and how early bonds influence current relationships.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to understand goals, preferences, and life circumstances and then tailors interventions accordingly, adjusting methods as therapy progresses to match emerging needs.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options allow clients to engage in skills practice, processing, and relational work from a location that fits their life while maintaining continuity of care across changes in routine or geography.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Charlotte works with a broad range of difficulties including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and family issues, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping concerns, ADHD, and many specific focus areas listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style combines a client-centered, strengths-based stance with practical, skills-oriented methods to help clients build coping strategies and clarify values while exploring relational patterns when helpful.

What is her professional background and experience?

She holds an LMSW and has practiced as a psychotherapist for 23 years, drawing on long experience with a variety of clinical approaches and client concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in Michigan with the credential LMSW and maintains a practice serving clients in that state.

Does she work with international clients or offer multilingual services?

She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

Which session formats are available for online work?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English