Rachael Davies, BACP, NCPS

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. It creates a supportive space where the person’s concerns guide the work and helps with feeling heard and making personal choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and gives clear exercises to break unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, panic and low mood. Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to access different states of awareness and can support work on trauma responses, habit change and managing stress.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match the client’s goals, pace and preferences. Together they will review what helps and adapt the plan as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant and manageable.

Online work via video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging makes sessions flexible and easier to fit around daily life. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be simpler to fit into a break. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection between sessions. These options help people access therapy from different locations and at times that suit their schedule.