Dr. Charles Tullis, Jr., LMFT, LCMFT

Dr. Charles Tullis, Jr. brings 36 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families across military and civilian settings. He respects diverse backgrounds and approaches each person with multicultural sensitivity, drawing on long service as both a military service member and a federal employee to understand the unique demands placed on service members and their loved ones.

He helps clients identify long-standing behavior patterns and negative perceptions that may limit fulfillment, using an integrated, people-centered approach. Goals are set collaboratively and tailored to the concerns each client deems most important. Common methods include instruction and modeling of communication skills, interactive processes, family role-playing and sculpting, and focused between-session assignments, with homework regarded as an important component of progress.

Dr. Tullis works from a foundation of family systems thinking and selects theories and interventions responsively, drawing on approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the Gottman Method, and Motivational Interviewing as appropriate. He values the client’s immediate family and social context as resources for change and aims to help clients discover their potential and increase self-worth. He holds licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and as a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT), and has advanced professional training and academic degrees in counseling and marriage and family therapy.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Dr. Tullis commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses - this approach helps people and couples address abandonment, trust, and intimacy issues. He also employs Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance that helps clients define their own goals and build self-worth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, stress, and mood concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dr. Tullis works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and he tailors methods so therapy fits the individual or family's situation rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy with Dr. Tullis offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain consistent contact during transitions, and engage in timely support from home or other locations, while preserving the relational focus and practical skills work central to his practice.