Philippa Casement, BACP

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small actions that align with those values while learning to sit with difficult thoughts. It often helps with anxiety, depression and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and introduces practical experiments and skills to reduce unhelpful patterns; it is useful for worry, low mood and many everyday problems. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can help when relationship patterns, abandonment or trust issues are affecting wellbeing.

Finding the right fit is a shared process. Philippa will work with each person to decide which approaches make most sense for their goals and preferences. Sessions can mix methods and adapt over time so the plan matches what the person wants to change and how they prefer to work.

Online therapy offers practical benefits such as more flexible scheduling and a choice of formats. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer written reflection or need ongoing, brief contact between calls. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on real progress.