Gifty Ogene, NCPS

Gifty draws on attachment-informed work to help people understand how early relationships shape current needs and reactions. That approach can be useful when someone wants to explore patterns around trust, abandonment or commitment issues and improve how they relate to others.

She also uses a person-centred or client-centred way of working that focuses on listening and building a supportive therapeutic relationship. This helps people feel heard and makes it easier to try new ways of thinking or behaving. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test out practical alternatives when anxiety, low mood or unhelpful habits are causing problems.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. That collaborative process shapes whether sessions lean more toward reflection, practical skills or a blend of both.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging gives flexibility. Video calls suit longer conversations and face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can fit into a busy day and use less bandwidth, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to access therapy from different locations and routines while still working with registered or accredited professionals and therapists.