James Saunders, BACP, NCPS

Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens closely, follows your concerns and helps you find your own solutions. This approach suits people who want acceptance and a chance to make sense of their feelings.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. It helps break unhelpful patterns by trying new behaviours and testing different perspectives. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood and certain stress-related problems.

Psychodynamic ideas explore how past experiences shape present reactions. This can help when repeated patterns, attachment issues or unresolved grief are getting in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaborative process helps shape a personalised plan instead of a one-size-fits-all route.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls let people have a full conversation with visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat or text messaging suits quick check-ins or people who express themselves better in writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life.