Myke Richardson-Hughes, BACP

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can look at attachment-style responses and help people change repeated relationship patterns and improve closeness and trust.

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the centre. In this way of working the therapist listens without judgement and helps people find their own answers, which can be useful for anxiety, stress and low self-esteem.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In remote sessions this often involves trying small experiments, practising new skills between meetings, and tracking progress with simple tasks.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about goals, preferences and what you hope to change. Together you will choose methods that fit your needs and adjust them as you go, so the plan stays practical and collaborative.

Online therapy gives flexibility for people with busy lives or who live far from services. Video calls are close to face-to-face contact and good for full conversations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, written reflection and regular support between longer sessions. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to make therapy more accessible and to fit work, family and travel commitments.