Sonja Rodney, BACP

How Sonja’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s own experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflecting feelings and helping clarify what matters most. This approach suits people who need space to be heard and to make sense of their emotions. Solution-Focused Therapy looks at small, practical steps that move someone forward. Sessions often identify simple changes and repeatable actions that build confidence and reduce distress. It can help when someone wants tools to manage day-to-day stress and relationships. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of past harm and aims to reduce its ongoing impact. It uses careful, gradual work to help people feel safer in their thoughts and reactions. This approach is helpful for those who carry strong responses from earlier traumatic events. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then agree together which methods to try. That collaborative decision can change over time as progress is reviewed. Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy lives or limited travel options. Video calls are close to an in-person session and allow for a fuller conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, brief emotional support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family and daily routines.