Kristyana Jimdar, BACP

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. The counsellor follows the person's lead, reflects what they say and aims to create a space where people feel heard and can clarify what they want to change.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. It uses straightforward exercises and small experiments to test unhelpful thinking and try new ways of coping, which can help with depression and anxiety.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying realistic goals and the steps that move a person towards them. It is goal-oriented and useful when someone wants short-term, practical progress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will collaborate with the person to pick methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. That might mean trying different tools and checking what helps most over a few sessions.

Online sessions offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, and live chat or text messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments while keeping the focus on steady, manageable progress.