Nathan Staniford, BACP

Therapeutic approaches for online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflecting feelings and helping people feel heard. This approach is useful for those who need acceptance while they sort out difficult emotions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness practices to reduce stress and ground attention. Short exercises can help with anxiety, sleeping issues and overwhelming emotions by bringing attention back to the present moment.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasises small, achievable changes. Sessions focus on what clients want to be different and on practical steps that can be tried between meetings to move towards those goals.

Nathan treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. He works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distances. Phone sessions suit people with limited bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support possible between longer sessions. These options help therapy fit around work, family and travel commitments.