Shahna Thurston, BACP

How Shahna’s approaches work online

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and experience. It creates space for people to be heard and to make choices about what to work on, which helps when anxiety or stress feels overwhelming. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and calm the body. These exercises suit people who want practical ways to manage strong feelings. Dialectical behaviour therapy, or DBT, provides clear skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and improving communication. Those skills can help with panic, anger or persistent worry.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their situation, goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that feel most helpful. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging, which adds flexibility. Video suits deeper conversations and role play, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for timely support, and text messaging is useful for brief check-ins or practice tasks. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while keeping consistent contact with a registered or accredited professional.