Rebecca "Becki" Watkins, BACP

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental conversation where the person leads and the therapist reflects back what matters. It helps when someone needs space to make sense of feelings or identity without pressure. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and introduces small practical experiments and coping strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It suits people wanting concrete tools for anxiety, low mood or sleep problems. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, often shortened to DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving emotional balance; it is useful for learning distress tolerance and better regulation.

Finding the right mix is part of the work. Becki will help people decide together which approaches fit their goals and day-to-day life. She adapts methods to personal preferences and the issues being addressed, and checks in as things change so therapy stays relevant.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, parenting or travel, and to keep continuity when life gets busy.