Sian Hines, NCPS

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps towards those values while learning to live alongside difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, stress and trouble making changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand connection, abandonment worries and communication habits that affect close relationships. Client-Centred Therapy is person-led and uses empathic listening to help someone feel heard and understood so they can find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sian will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and choose methods that feel like a good fit. That collaborative decision is reviewed as therapy progresses so techniques can change if something isn’t helping.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and mirror face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited or if someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging provide shorter check-ins or a way to stay connected between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while still using the chosen therapeutic approaches.