Raghbhir Gandham, BACP

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts while choosing actions that match their values. It can help with persistent worries, low motivation, and patterns that keep returning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and ways of connecting with others, which can be useful for people struggling with trust, abandonment or relationship difficulties. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify and change thought and behaviour patterns that maintain problems such as anxiety, insomnia or unhelpful coping like substance use.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to match methods to their goals and needs, trying different techniques if something is not helpful. Goals and tools are reviewed together so the plan stays relevant and realistic.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and use less data. Live chat or text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, written reflection and ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, care responsibilities or travel and to use formats that suit concentration and comfort.