Tamasin Blake, NCPS

Client-centred therapy starts with careful listening and follows the person’s lead. It helps people feel heard and makes it easier to work out what they want to change. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical steps to change behaviour. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and habits that get in the way of daily life. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention exercises to reduce rumination and ease stress responses. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and make choices collaboratively. That means trying different ideas and checking what feels helpful rather than sticking to one fixed method. Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls let conversations feel close to face to face, phone sessions can fit a break at work or be used when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging provide shorter, more frequent check-ins. These options make it easier to keep a therapy rhythm and to use techniques between sessions when real-life moments arise.