Karen Robson, BACP

How Karen’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding a person’s experience and creating a respectful, accepting space to talk. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and make sense of difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and build present-moment coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Karen will talk with each person about what they want to achieve, what has worked before and which methods feel most comfortable. Together they decide what to try first and adjust the plan as needed based on progress and preferences.

Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet work and family demands. Video calls let people talk face to face from wherever they are, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can allow shorter check-ins during a busy day, and text-based messaging suits people who prefer writing or want ongoing written support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life and to try approaches in ways that suit individual routines and needs.