Jamie Pepper, BACP

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, listening space where the client sets the agenda. Online sessions using this style concentrate on understanding your experience and building your own solutions through steady support.

Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the impact of past harm by gently processing memories and patterns that keep you stuck. In video or phone sessions this work can involve guided discussion and practical grounding skills to reduce distress between meetings.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps people meet different parts of themselves - the fearful parts, the protective parts and the younger parts that hold pain. Online IFS sessions use talking, curiosity and simple exercises to help parts feel heard and less reactive.

Finding the right approach is a shared task. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels safest, then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative process means plans can change as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is low, and messaging suits short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, study or family life.