Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work

John commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online sessions. ACT helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions that match those values, which can reduce avoidance and worry. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience so goals grow from their own priorities.

He also offers EMDR for trauma-focused work when it fits a person's needs. EMDR is a structured approach that helps reduce the intensity of painful memories and can be adapted to video or phone formats when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick or combine methods based on goals, comfort level, and how they prefer to work. That might mean starting with solution-focused steps and adding mindfulness or trauma work later.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and guided exercises, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to use video, and messaging supports ongoing contact between scheduled sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to use approaches like ACT, mindfulness, EMDR preparatory work, and short solution-focused sessions.