Richard Folkes, NCPS

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience without judgement. The therapist listens, reflects back what is said and helps people identify their own solutions to problems, which can be useful for concerns like low self-esteem, relationship strain and coping with change.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into patterns of thought and behaviour. Sessions look at unhelpful thinking, test small changes and build skills to manage anxiety, depression and some addictive behaviours.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the impact of distressing events and uses gradual, supportive techniques to reduce their hold on daily life. This approach helps people who continue to feel overwhelmed by past experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and past experiences, then agree a collaborative plan that may combine methods. Choices are revisited as progress is made.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat supports shorter check-ins and text-based messaging helps maintain contact between meetings. These options provide flexibility so people can choose what fits their routine and needs.