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Types of therapy

Therapies offered online

Every approach below is offered by private video with therapists registered with BACP, NCPS or UKCP. Choose one to learn more and see who offers it.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Works on links between thoughts, feelings and actions, often using practical exercises.

Counselling

Offers a supportive space to talk through difficulties and feelings.

Psychodynamic therapy

Explores how past experiences and recurring patterns may affect you now.

Person-centred therapy

Focuses on understanding yourself in a non-judgmental setting, at your own pace.

Interpersonal therapy (IPT)

Focuses on relationships and communication, often for depression.

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)

Teaches skills for managing intense emotions and relationships.

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing — has its own dedicated landing page and in-session tooling.

Integrative therapy

Draws on several approaches, tailored to you and what you want to work on.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

Helps you make room for difficult thoughts and feelings while moving towards what matters to you.

Compassion-focused therapy (CFT)

Builds kindness towards yourself, often helpful for shame and self-criticism.

Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT)

A time-limited therapy that maps the patterns in how you relate to others and yourself.

Schema therapy

Works on deep, long-standing patterns that often begin in childhood.

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)

Combines mindfulness practice with CBT ideas, often to prevent depression returning.

Solution-focused brief therapy

Short-term and goal-focused, building on what is already working for you.

Gestalt therapy

Focuses on your experience in the present moment and how you make sense of it.

Transactional analysis (TA)

Looks at how you communicate and the patterns you repeat with other people.

Existential therapy

Explores meaning, choice and the big questions life raises.

Couples therapy

Helps partners talk, understand each other and work through difficulties together.

Family and systemic therapy

Works with families or relationships as a whole, looking at how members affect each other.

Not sure which approach suits you?

That is very common. Many therapists combine approaches, and the relationship with your therapist matters as much as the method. Read a few profiles and choose someone whose way of working feels right, or read our guide to getting started.