Approach and online options that fit your life

Ian commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting a person's own goals. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, nonjudgmental place to make sense of feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another core method he uses; it looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches skills to shift those patterns for anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ian will talk with clients about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process keeps the focus on practical steps and what each person is ready to change.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options. Video lets you use visual cues and longer sessions, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats help make counseling fit into busy lives and different schedules rather than require a single way of meeting.