Elaine Campbell, BACP

How Elaine’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of sessions. It focuses on listening, empathy and helping people find their own solutions, which works well in conversation-based video or phone sessions. Existential Therapy encourages reflection about meaning, choice and responsibility; brief reflective exercises and questions can be used equally well over chat or calls to help people clarify values and direction. Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build present-moment awareness; short guided exercises can be delivered in any online format and practised between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elaine will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals, needs and preferences. That might mean trying a few ways of working early on and keeping what helps most as the process continues.

Online sessions offer flexibility and fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when lower bandwidth or staying off camera is helpful. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, shorter check-up sessions or writing-based reflection when people prefer not to speak. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, childcare or travel.