Louisa Addo-Williams, BACP

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that fit those values. It is often used for anxiety, stress and life changes and focuses on moving forward even when feelings are hard. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns influence emotional responses and connection issues. It can help people understand recurring problems in close relationships and build new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of sessions, offering a warm, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings are listened to and reflected back to support self-directed change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they will decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed so the process feels collaborative and practical.

Online therapy lets people access these approaches through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth situations, live chat allows for written dialogue in the moment and messaging is useful for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while keeping the focus on progress and practical steps.