Paul Buehler, LICSW, LCSW

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered work focuses on understanding each person's experience and priorities. It involves listening closely, reflecting what matters most, and letting the person lead the pace and topics of sessions. This approach is helpful for people who want a supportive space to talk through parenting stress, grief, or personal doubts.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses small experiments and practical exercises. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching skills people can use between sessions. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can be useful for coping with overwhelm and emotional ups and downs.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose and adjust methods based on goals, comfort, and what feels most useful. That means trying specific techniques, reviewing what helps, and changing course when needed.

Online formats offer flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people see facial expressions and build rapport, phone sessions need less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can fit quick check-ins or shorter check-ins during a busy week. These options make it easier to keep therapy present while juggling parenting, work, and other responsibilities.