Frederick Roberts, BACP

How Frederick uses evidence-based approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small committed actions to move life in a meaningful direction, which can help with anxiety, low mood and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It offers practical techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits, useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems and some forms of trauma response.

Attachment-Based Therapy attends to patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape emotional responses. This can be helpful for people dealing with relationship difficulties, attachment issues, abandonment or care-related stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Frederick will discuss your needs and goals, try different methods where helpful, and agree a plan that suits your preferences. He sees therapy as a collaborative process where you set the priorities and he supports progress.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual connection, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit short check-ins, written reflection or when you prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring roles and everyday life.