Bernadette Wilkie, NCPS

Client‑Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and building a strong working relationship so people feel heard and understood; it helps when you want someone to follow your lead and support your goals. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, so it is useful for stress, anger and mood difficulties. Motivational Interviewing uses guided conversation to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change and can be helpful for addictions and ambivalence about new behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then try approaches that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adapted as progress is made.

Online therapy here is offered by registered or accredited professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging. Video sessions allow face‑to‑face conversation and skills practice, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check‑ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These options give flexibility to arrange therapy around work, family and daily life.