Latoya LaGuerre, LCSW, CSW

How these approaches work online

Client-centered therapy places the client at the center of each session and focuses on listening, understanding, and responding to what feels most important to the person. Online sessions keep that same focus by allowing conversations to unfold in a familiar setting and at the client’s pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify thinking patterns and behaviors that contribute to distress and teaches concrete strategies to change them. In remote sessions, CBT work often includes worksheets, thought records, and short between-session exercises that the therapist reviews together with the client.

Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment and teaches simple practices to reduce overwhelm. Guided breathing, brief grounding exercises, and short meditations can be led through video or adapted for phone and text check-ins.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist will talk about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps most. This collaborative process aims to match tools to a person’s needs and preferences rather than offering a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face dialogue and screen sharing for worksheets, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and maintain regular contact with a licensed professional.