Kaye Barney, BACP

Approaches that guide online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current attachments affect how people relate to others and themselves; it helps when trust, closeness or fear of abandonment are issues. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the work, with the counsellor listening without judgement to help people find their own answers and build self-trust. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and offers practical exercises to change them, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Kaye treats finding the right approach as a joint process. She will talk with the person about their goals and needs, try different techniques and adapt the plan as therapy progresses. This collaborative way helps match techniques to what the person wants to achieve rather than imposing a single method.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit a short break or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit people who prefer written check-ins or shorter, more frequent contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments while using the approaches above to support progress.