Episode 117: Charlie Bishop, LMFT

Charlece "Charlie" Bishop, CEO, Founder, & Lead Therapist at CR Counseling, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with a passion to help create change in you. She has worked with clients transitioning into corporate America, relational or marital issues, anxiety, depression, and issues with self-esteem. Charlie has a passion for eating disorders and aims to bring awareness to the Black community.

Charlie provides a safe space for you to be vulnerable while learning skills to create change. She believes that change comes in the form of desire and dedication met with thoughts and emotions. Charlie's clients often enter therapy for the first time confused, and unsure of how to handle life. Charlie teaches how to manage and cope with chaos, process childhood memories, and work through uncomfortable emotions.

In this episode we discuss:

Charlie's personal and professional journey

Social, historical, cultural, and multi-generational factors that impact BIPOC clients and their relationship with their bodies

How Black families think about body image and how is this passed from one generation to another

How to help clients trust their bodies when they may be convinced they can't

Using techniques and tools to help clients make shifts

BMI and supporting clients as they navigate medical pushback

Actual health markers clients should focus on

Body positivity

Taking up space

Spirituality

Signature Question

Follow Charlie:

Website: http://www.crcounselingllc.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CRCounselingLLC/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crcounselingllc/

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Happy Friday Food Junkies Listeners! Molly here! I am so excited to share this interview with you! Today, Clarissa and I spoke with Charlie Bishop. Before I tell you more about Charlie – I wanted to let you know Clarissa and I are hosting a FREE OPEN HOUSE for Sweet Sobriety on Wednesday, March 29h at 6:30 pm EDT / 9:30 am Thursday, March 30th Sydney, Australia. To learn more, sign up for our mailing list: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/zsubscribemail

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