Kathleen Forrester, BACP

How Kathleen’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist takes a non-judgemental stance and helps people clarify their feelings and choices, which can be useful for low self-esteem, life transitions and relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In sessions it often uses specific exercises and small experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and build new coping habits. This approach can be helpful for anxiety, stress and sleeping problems.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is used for processing distressing memories. It involves guided attention and steps to reduce the intensity of traumatic images or memories and is typically offered when trauma or abuse are part of a person’s history.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit the person’s goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. This is a collaborative process and preferences and comfort help guide which methods are used.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for in-depth work, while phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing coaching or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family life while keeping continuity between appointments.