Alison Burgess, BACP

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The therapist listens closely and follows what matters to the client, helping them to feel heard and to build self-understanding. This approach is useful for many everyday struggles such as anxiety, low mood and self-esteem.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and small changes. Sessions identify clear, short-term goals and experiments to try between meetings. That method often helps when someone wants fast, manageable progress with a particular problem like sleep or workplace stress.

Internal Family Systems helps people map different parts of themselves and how those parts influence feelings and actions. It can be helpful for trauma, attachment concerns, dissociation and repetitive patterns of behaviour by creating a kinder internal dialogue.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process may combine elements from different approaches to suit what the person wants to achieve.

Online sessions make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when longer discussion is needed. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is enough. Live chat and messaging suit shorter exchanges, written reflection or ongoing support between meetings. These options offer flexibility and help people stick with the work in ways that suit their routine.