Cyndi Dyke, BACP

Cyndi Dyke is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addiction and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, intimacy concerns and parenting strain.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. Cyndi listens first, then helps clients use their own strengths to make steady changes. Sessions are conversational and aim to turn small steps into lasting habits.

She draws on client-centred work to keep the person’s priorities central. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours. Solution-focused techniques help set clear, achievable goals and notice progress quickly.

Cyndi combines psychological principles with faith-based options when clients request that direction. She meets people where they are and tailors the pace and style to each individual. The aim is to reduce overwhelm and build confidence for everyday life.

Practical issues like sleep, eating, work stress and parenting challenges are covered alongside deeper concerns such as attachment, guilt, shame and infidelity. Her background includes work with addiction, hoarding and avoidant personality patterns. She frames change as a step-by-step process and works at a pace the client finds manageable.

How Cyndi’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own priorities and experiences. In practice this means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what is said and follows the client’s lead to build understanding and confidence. It is useful for improving self-esteem and making sense of relationships.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Online CBT sessions often include simple exercises and experiments to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on goals and small steps that lead to change. It is brief and action-oriented, helping people notice what is already working and build on it for issues like stress, career worries and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist discusses options with the client, checks what feels comfortable and adjusts methods as goals and needs become clearer. This helps make sure sessions stay useful and relevant to the person’s situation.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls are close to face-to-face work and suit in-depth conversations, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short check-ins, written reflections and ongoing support between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy around daily life and sustain steady progress.