Lisa Baird, LMHC

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective. The therapist reflects concerns back, helps prioritize what matters, and supports the person in setting their own goals. This approach is useful when someone needs to feel heard and to build trust before making changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. The work often includes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, which can help with panic, stress, and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. That collaborative decision is revisited as progress is made and needs change.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people see and hear each other for in-depth conversations, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick questions, ongoing support between meetings, or anyone who prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or other daily routines.