Terri Anderson

How Terri’s approaches work online

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person and their priorities. The counsellor follows the client’s lead, listens carefully and helps people clarify what they want to change. This approach is useful for those who need time and space to make sense of their feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It offers practical exercises and simple strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and behaviours, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Dialectical behaviour therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance. These skills are helpful when panic, anger or overwhelming moods get in the way of day-to-day life. Finding the best approach is a shared process. Terri will talk with each person about their goals and try out techniques to see what helps. She adapts methods so they fit the client’s needs and preferences, reviewing progress together as therapy continues. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit people who prefer typed conversation, need a flexible schedule or want regular brief contact between longer sessions.