Philip Hazlehurst, BACP

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor follows the person’s lead and helps them make sense of their experience. This approach helps when someone needs empathy, acceptance and support to talk through difficult feelings.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours. This can be useful for managing anxiety, low mood and patterns that get in the way of everyday life.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and ease stress. Short exercises help ground people during anxiety and bring steadier awareness to intense emotions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, and together they will try approaches that feel most useful. The process is collaborative and adjustable as needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer not to use video. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping consistent support.