Borbala (Bee) Shehata-Jakab, BACP, NCPS

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It suits people coping with anxiety, stress or big life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people understand and change the ways they connect with others, which is useful for relationship and identity concerns. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of sessions and relies on listening, empathy and acceptance to help people explore feelings and build self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the client and therapist decide whether to use ACT, attachment work, client-centred listening or a mix of methods so sessions fit the person’s needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people share face to face when visual connection matters. Phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and daily life while accessing a registered or accredited professional.