Steve Barber, BACP

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's own priorities. It helps people who need a calm space to talk things through and to build on their strengths. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and offers practical ways to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and strengthens commitment to next steps. It can be useful for addictions, smoking or vaping cessation, and when motivation is mixed or uncertain. Steve uses these approaches in conversation, tailoring them to the concerns and goals each person brings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and together you will decide what feels most helpful based on needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller discussion is needed, while phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to keep momentum and fit therapy into a busy life.