Stephen Padfield, NCPS

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the relationship and the person’s own goals, offering support through attentive listening and reflection. It helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to talk about feelings and life decisions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, concentrates on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking and to reduce depressive or anxious patterns. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Stephen will discuss options and help choose methods that match each person’s needs and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses. Online therapy makes those approaches easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when travel is difficult. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be quicker to arrange. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions and for people who prefer typing to speaking. These formats give flexibility and let people continue therapy when schedules or location make in-person meetings hard. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and mindfulness practices for each online format so work can continue between sessions.