Louise Baxter, BACP, NCPS

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and decide what matters most in life, then take small steps toward those values. It often helps with anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep problems going, which can be useful for anxiety, sleeping issues and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on early relationship patterns and how they shape current connections, supporting people who struggle with intimacy, abandonment worries or recurring relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Louise treats that as a joint process - she will listen, try a method, then check how it feels and adapt the plan with the client. This means goals, pace and techniques are chosen together rather than imposed.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can fit into busy days and let people reflect in writing between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, travel or family commitments while keeping the focus on helpful, evidence-informed approaches delivered by registered or accredited professionals.