Dr. Nichole Nava, LPC

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's concerns. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what matters, and helps people clarify their goals and values. This approach is useful for parenting stress, grief, and when someone needs a space to sort through strong emotions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral experiments. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, low mood, and problems that come from repetitive negative thinking.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes quick, practical steps toward a preferred future. Sessions concentrate on small, achievable changes and what’s already working. This style is good for parents who want concrete strategies they can try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match goals, day-to-day demands, and comfort with different methods. That may mean combining elements from more than one approach and checking in regularly to see what helps most.

Online formats offer flexibility for busy families and individuals. Video calls let you use visual cues for relationship or parenting conversations. Phone sessions can fit a lunch break or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, shorter reflections, and ongoing accountability between scheduled meetings.