Christine Fleming, BACP

Christine Fleming helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or the effects of trauma and abuse. She also supports those coping with major life changes and compassion fatigue. Christine is based in the United Kingdom and works in English. Christine keeps sessions simple and down to earth. She focuses on listening first and creating space where someone can talk honestly about thoughts and feelings. Conversations are non-judgemental and paced to suit each person. She aims to make the first steps less daunting and to help people feel understood. She draws on Client-Centred Therapy to prioritise the person's own goals and experience. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small changes. Christine also uses elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, to teach practical coping skills and emotional regulation strategies. With four years of experience she has worked with a range of concerns related to mood, anxiety and trauma. Christine pays attention to safety and to practical steps someone can use between sessions. She helps people plan manageable actions and build skills incrementally. People who choose her can expect a steady, collaborative approach. Sessions are conversational and focused on what the person wants to change. The aim is clearer thinking, calmer reactions and better day-to-day coping.

How these approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience, creating a listening space where the counsellor follows the client's lead and reflects what they hear. This approach helps when someone needs to clarify feelings or decide what matters most to them.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings and actions. Online CBT often involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small experiments or exercises between sessions to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, contributes skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. Short skills practice and check-ins online can help people apply these tools in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and recommend whether Client-Centred methods, CBT, DBT or a mix will best meet them. This happens together so the plan fits your situation.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel. Video is useful for a full conversation, phone can be easier if bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer not to use a camera. These options provide more flexibility in how and when people connect with a therapist.