Dawn Hall, BACP

Approaches and online support that fit your life

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building trust. The counsellor gives space for people to speak freely and aims to reflect what matters to them, which can help when anxiety or grief feels overwhelming.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. It uses simple exercises and manageable experiments to test unhelpful thinking and build different habits, which many people find useful for anxiety and low mood.

Existential Therapy helps when big questions about meaning, choice or life direction feel pressing. It encourages honest discussion about values, responsibility and how to make changes that feel authentic.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that suit their goals, preferences and current situation. That decision is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan can change if needed.

Online formats make it easier to attend sessions around work, caring duties or travel. Video calls let people see facial cues and use visual tools, phone sessions can fit into shorter breaks or work better when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options aim to make therapy reachable and practical for different routines.