Angeline Walton (Tabbada), NCPS

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. The counsellor follows the client’s lead, reflecting feelings and helping the person make sense of their experience. This approach is useful for people who need empathy and space to talk through difficult emotions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) works on the patterns that shape close relationships. It helps people identify core emotions and change unhelpful interaction cycles, which can ease relationship tension and reduce loneliness.

Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change. The method uses open questions and gentle reflection to build motivation and clarify reasons to try new behaviours, which can be useful for addictions and lifestyle shifts.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how different methods might help. Together they will try approaches, track what works and adjust the plan over time.

Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option, live chat suits quick check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These choices make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel.