Charlotte Hughes, BACP

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on what matters to a person and on taking small steps toward those values. It helps when worry or low mood gets in the way of living the life someone wants. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, EFT, concentrates on feelings and attachment patterns within relationships and can help couples or individuals who want clearer emotional connection.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Charlotte will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. That collaborative decision means the therapy can focus on practical steps, emotional processing or both, depending on what the person needs.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins and text messaging suits people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while still using the chosen therapeutic approaches.