Ways counsellors work

Counsellors grouped by the approaches they name. Some, like CBT, are practical and goal-based; others, like person-centred counselling, give you more room to talk. Naming an approach is not proof of training in it, so feel free to ask.

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)558
• Attachment-Based Therapy968
• Client-Centred Therapy2,455
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)1,544
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)338
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)552
• Existential Therapy643
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)112
• Gottman Method103
• Hypnotherapy180
• Imago Relationship Therapy97
• Internal Family Systems394
• Jungian Therapy271
• Mindfulness Therapy1,145
• Motivational Interviewing573
• Narrative Therapy380
• Psychodynamic Therapy1,209
• Solution-Focused Therapy1,363
• Somatic Therapy338
• Systemic Therapy114
• Trauma-Focused Therapy1,031