About Charles -
Charles Lawrence Allen
is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Brandon and Tampa, Florida. Over the years, he has treated individuals
with a wide variety of mental health concerns, from all walks of life.
He received a Master’s degree in social work from Florida State University in 1988. He is a
Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive training and experience in providing
psychotherapy to individual,s couples, and families
– his particular areas of expertise and treatment include:
- couples therapy
complicated depression
complicated anxiety and panic attack
stress management
anger management
behaviors that have become problematic, persistent, or maladaptive
creating motivation to make difficult changes
His therapeutic approach is based upon a uniquely developed theoretical perspective. This method facilitates
an understanding of how one's personal psychology can operate to create either problems, or positive life
changes.
Therapy
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His method of providing a quality therapy experience is simple yet effective:
Begin with a discussion to determine what your concerns are, develop a plan to specifically address
those concerns, and then carry out that plan to produce the best outcome for you.
There are certain individuals
who seem to benefit well from his style of therapy.
Those individuals are:
1) motivated
to take an honest look at themselves.
2) willing to do what it takes to create changes
that are in their best interest.
3) committed to attend planned sessions on a regular
basis.
Fees
Sessions
are billed at $120 per hour payable at the time of the appointment by cash, debit, or credit card.
Life
Charles is happily
married to his wife Colleen, has two talented teenage girls, and an energetic golden retriever named Allie. In his spare time,
he enjoys trail running, weightlifting, off-road bicycling, and other physically challenging activities. When time permits,
he also enjoys writing, creative cooking, travel, and the beach.
