Lionel Hunter, NCPS

How Lionel’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s priorities at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens, reflects and follows what matters most, helping people find their own solutions and build on strengths. This suits a range of concerns from low mood to life direction.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It uses straightforward exercises to change patterns that maintain anxiety, panic or compulsive behaviour and to develop coping skills that can be practised between sessions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, focuses on naming and understanding emotions to improve connection and intimacy. It can help people who struggle with jealousy, communication problems or difficulties in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and the counsellor will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That decision is reviewed as therapy progresses so the plan can change if needed.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep momentum between appointments.