Roy Ka Yiu Lam, BACP

Roy Ka Yiu Lam is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who blends practical therapy methods to help people navigate stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. He speaks English and Cantonese and has eight years of counselling experience. Roy works with issues such as self-esteem, career difficulties, depression, grief and LGBT-related concerns.

He draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help clients notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behaviour changes. He also uses emotionally focused approaches to help people understand and work with strong feelings in relationships and personal life. These methods are adapted to each person's situation rather than applied the same way to everyone.

Roy has a background in human resources and a Master in Social Sciences (Counselling) from the University of Hong Kong. He volunteered as a counsellor in Hong Kong and moved to the UK in 2021, bringing experience supporting clients with hearing-impairment, immigration and family-of-origin issues among others.

Sessions can address practical problems like career planning and communication, and more personal concerns such as shame, guilt or attachment struggles. He also works with people facing addiction, caregiving stress, blended family issues and intimacy-related worries.

Roy aims for a straightforward and calm approach in sessions. He invites clients to set goals and work together on steps they can try between meetings. This helps people build skills they can use outside therapy.

How CBT and EFT work in online therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people spot patterns of thinking that keep problems going and then try small changes in behaviour to test new ways of coping. It suits worries such as anxiety, low mood and work-related stress and often includes practical tasks to try between sessions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and naming strong emotions and how they shape relationships. It can help with intimacy-related issues, attachment struggles and improving communication by making feelings easier to talk about.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Roy will discuss your goals, preferences and situation and recommend whether CBT, emotionally focused work or a mix will help most. This is a collaborative process and can change as you progress.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let you see facial cues and body language while meeting from wherever you are. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option when you prefer not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, written reflections and flexible scheduling that can fit around work or family commitments.

Many registered or accredited professionals use these formats to make therapy more accessible and easier to maintain over time.