Catherine Teale (Richards), BACP

Approaches that suit online therapy

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process difficult memories and reactions by working carefully through traumatic experiences and their effects. It can be useful for people who notice flashbacks, avoidance or strong emotional reactions tied to past events.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on what matters to a person and on accepting difficult thoughts while taking committed action. It often helps with anxiety, depression and coping with life changes by building values-based goals and simple practical exercises.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns that began in early life and how they affect current connections. This approach can help people who struggle with trust, intimacy or repeated relationship problems to notice patterns and try different ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is usually a shared process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust over time. Clients and the therapist work together to decide which techniques feel most helpful and realistic for everyday life.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can suit people who need lower bandwidth, and messaging is useful for shorter check-ins or written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties or mobility limits and to use different formats as needs change.