Ingrid Koehler

How Ingrid’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand trust, closeness and avoidance in their relationships and how those patterns affect emotional reactions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on the here-and-now of emotions within relationships. It helps people identify core feelings, express them more clearly and change unhelpful cycles with partners or others. Trauma-focused therapy pays attention to the impact of frightening or prolonged harm and offers ways to process difficult memories and reduce overwhelming responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That might mean focusing on attachment patterns at first, then bringing in trauma-focused tools later, or keeping sessions mainly client-centred while exploring deeper emotional work.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let a person and therapist see facial cues and work interactively. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer to write, need more frequent brief contact, or who want to reflect before responding. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and travel, while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.