Charlotte Crawford, BACP

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, committed steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for low mood, anxiety and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical exercises and behavioural experiments, which can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Attachment-Based ideas look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and help people notice and change repeating dynamics in close relationships.

Finding the right approach often happens together. The therapist will discuss your concerns, preferences and goals and then suggest which methods might help most. Sessions can blend ACT, CBT and attachment-informed work so therapy fits your priorities rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives or caring roles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, written reflection or people who prefer typing to speaking. These formats make it possible to continue therapy across locations and to choose the way of working that best supports day-to-day life.