Cathalene Silver

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and commit to meaningful action while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering practical tools for stress, mood concerns, and relationship struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relational patterns shape emotional responses and closeness, and it can support work on intimacy-related issues, communication difficulties, and trauma-related relational themes.

Determining which approach will best meet a client's needs is part of the collaborative work. The therapist will listen to the client's goals, consider symptom patterns and life context, and together they will try approaches or combinations that fit the client's preferences and progress toward agreed-upon goals.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to maximize flexibility. These remote options make it easier to schedule regular work, practice therapeutic skills between sessions, and maintain continuity of care when life or logistics make in-person meetings difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused techniques effectively to these formats to support ongoing change and coping.