Deborah Gray, BACP

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take small steps towards what matters. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect present-day connections and emotional responses; it helps people understand relationship issues and improve emotional safety. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, offering empathy and unconditional positive regard so the client can explore their feelings and choices.

Choosing the best approach is a joint process. Deborah will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adapt techniques over time. That way the work can shift between practical exercises, exploring emotion, and attention to relationship patterns as needed.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging works for ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while using the same therapeutic methods.