Christopher Reed, BACP

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the client feels understood; online sessions use gentle, open questions and active listening to help people clarify what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises and short tasks to change unhelpful patterns; this works well online with screen-shared worksheets and homework tasks. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on feelings and relationship patterns and helps people name emotions and shift how they respond in close relationships; it can be effective in video sessions where facial expressions and tone are visible.

Finding the right approach is part of the initial work. Christopher treats this as a collaborative process where he and the client try methods, review what helps, and adapt plans to meet goals and preferences. He will discuss options and explain why a particular approach might suit a given concern before agreeing a way forward together.

Online therapy offers practical benefits such as flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins or times when writing feels easier, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and access support without travelling.