About Charlene
Charlene Scott is a Kentucky-based licensed professional counselor clinical candidate (LPCC) with 17 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, motivation, and self-esteem. She focuses on practical support that helps people take small steps toward feeling more capable and balanced in daily life. Her approach centers on listening first.
She creates an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through feelings and worries. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort level.
Background and approach
Charlene uses straightforward tools to address common problems like sleep troubles, anger, depression, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, addiction concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and women’s issues. Goals are set together and adjusted as progress occurs.
She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s lead and build trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps break unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to find internal motivation for change.
Sessions can feel like focused conversations that include skill practice, problem-solving, and planning for real-life situations. Charlene aims to empower people to use what they learn between sessions. The work is practical and paced to match each person’s needs.
How these approaches translate to online care
The profile emphasizes Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with Motivational Interviewing as an additional tool. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead to build trust and clarify what matters most. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings and make decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress by breaking issues into manageable steps and practicing real tasks between sessions. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and can be especially helpful for addiction concerns, career shifts, or starting new habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences, and will adjust strategies as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible. Video is helpful for a fuller conversation; phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing support, and follow-up between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English