Faiza Malik, BACP

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses. Online sessions can help people recognise their attachment patterns and practise new ways of relating in real time. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and shift the patterns that create distance or conflict in relationships, using guided conversation and exercises to change how partners or individuals respond to each other. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours, which can be practised between sessions and tracked easily in online formats.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, then recommend one or a mix of approaches. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as therapy progresses to match what feels most useful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people maintain eye contact and use visual cues. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quicker check-ins or times when writing helps to organise thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while still working with registered or accredited professionals and therapists.