Edward "Ed" Gore, NCPS

Ed uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to produce practical change. One approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing more balanced thoughts through everyday experiments; this helps with anxiety, low mood and social worries. Another approach centres on building small, manageable activities and skills to restore motivation and improve self-esteem; it is useful for depression and for people struggling with purpose or isolation. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Ed helps clients decide which method suits their needs, goals and preferences. He treats the process as a collaboration where both therapist and client review what is working and adjust the plan as needed. Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be shorter check-ins with lower bandwidth needs, live chat is useful for paced reflection, and messaging supports ongoing, brief contact between sessions. These options help clients fit therapy around work, family and daily life while still progressing toward their goals.