Stefan Mihailov, BACP, NCPS

How his approaches work online and in sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape patterns in current close connections; it is useful for people who notice repeated relationship struggles or fear of abandonment. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions and focuses on listening, empathy and the client's own pace of change; this helps with low self-esteem, anxiety and making sense of big life decisions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people map emotions and interaction cycles to shift negative patterns and is often used for relationship difficulties and intense emotional pain.

Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about what feels most useful, try different ways of working and adapt to the client’s goals and preferences rather than insisting on one method from the start.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit counselling into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins and text messaging works for ongoing reflections between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for different schedules, comfort levels and practical needs, while keeping the focus on thoughtful, consistent therapeutic work with registered or accredited professionals.