Diane Smith

How Diane’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, encourages people to make room for difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps in line with their values. It can help when anxiety, stress or avoidance are getting in the way of living the life someone wants. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change patterns that maintain depression or anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help with trust, communication and relational worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diane collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. That might mean trying a practical CBT technique one week and a values-based ACT exercise the next, then reflecting together on what fits best.

Online therapy lets people use these methods without travelling to an office. Video calls are useful for conversational sessions that mimic face-to-face contact. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice call is preferred. Live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins, written reflection or flexible contact around a busy schedule. These options make it easier to maintain continuity and fit therapy into everyday life.