Karen Young, NCPS

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The counsellor offers empathy and acceptance so clients can explore their feelings and make their own choices; this is helpful for low self-esteem, grief and stress.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns and past influences that affect current feelings and relationships. Short conversations about recurrent themes can help people make sense of repeated difficulties like relationship problems or workplace strain.

Solution-Focused Therapy is practical and goal oriented. Sessions concentrate on small, realistic changes and what is already working, which can be useful for coping with life transitions and immediate problems like panic or time-limited stressors.

Finding the best fit for therapy is a joint effort. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, then agree a way forward with the client. That collaborative process means approaches can be adapted as needs change.

Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different lives. Video is useful for fuller conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can fit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel and family commitments while keeping the focus on progress and practical support.