Dr. Charles Tullis, Jr.
Relationship-focused therapist with broad experience
LMFT, LCMFT Kansas
- Experience
- 36 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Charles
Dr. Charles Tullis, Jr. uses relationship-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles.
Background and approach
He draws on approaches like the Gottman Method and attachment-based work to improve communication and closeness. He has 36 years of experience and practices in Kansas as an LMFT and LCMFT.
He helps people who are coping with life changes, parenting strain, intimacy problems, and issues around self-esteem. He also works with concerns such as ADHD, anger, infidelity, blended family challenges, and fatherhood issues.
Sessions include goal-setting together so therapy focuses on what matters most to the client. His style is people-centered and collaborative.
He combines practical skill-building with reflection about family patterns and life history. Typical in-session work includes practicing communication skills, role-playing difficult conversations, and assigning between-session exercises.
Dr. Tullis emphasizes examining family relationships and social context as resources for change.
He uses tools from cognitive behavioral work, narrative techniques, and motivational interviewing as needed. Homework is used regularly to help ideas from sessions carry into daily life.
Clients can expect straightforward guidance and steady support aimed at clearer communication and healthier relationship patterns. He works with individuals and couples on challenges such as commitment worries, control issues, abandonment or attachment concerns, and finding a stronger sense of life purpose.
Approaches that translate to online work
Gottman Method work focuses on improving communication and reducing negative interaction patterns. Online sessions can include guided conversations, practical exercises, and coaching to help partners reconnect and handle conflicts more constructively.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current bonds and emotional reactions. In telehealth sessions this approach helps people notice attachment patterns and practice new ways of asking for support and closeness.
Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person's own goals and experience, with the therapist offering empathy and reflective listening. This collaborative stance helps clients set the pace of change and shape goals that matter to them.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adapt as the work progresses.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client role-play and coach in real time. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text sessions support shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections, and written reminders of strategies between meetings.
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Experience
36+ years
Licensed in
Kansas, Louisiana, Georgia
Languages
English