Luke Stevenson, BACP

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a trusting space where the person directs the pace and topics of conversation. This approach helps when someone needs to feel heard, rebuild confidence, or make sense of difficult emotions. Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to help manage stress, worry and sleep disruption; these can be practised between sessions to support daily coping. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at recurring patterns and early influences to understand why some problems keep returning, which can be useful for long-standing relationship or self-esteem issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help the client explore which methods fit best with their goals, history and preferences, and will adapt the plan as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where goals are agreed and reviewed over time.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues, phone sessions work well when a quieter connection or lower bandwidth is needed, live chat suits shorter check-ins or moments when writing feels easier, and text-based messaging can be used for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, study or caring responsibilities and to access therapists when geography would otherwise be a barrier.