Alan Morris

How Alan’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what someone says so they feel heard and understood; it helps people make sense of their feelings and decide what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns; it suits anxiety, low mood and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy hones in on small, achievable goals and the steps someone can take now to move forward rather than on long reviews of the past.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, then try methods that fit the person. That process is collaborative and can change over time as progress is made or priorities shift.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversations that benefit from seeing each other, phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging works for reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life and let people choose the way of working that feels most manageable.