Froogh Vakili-Khatibloo, LPCC

How Froogh’s approaches translate to online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name the feelings that drive repeated relationship patterns, which can be explored through video or phone conversations to build new ways of relating. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking small, purposeful steps toward them; that work often includes short between-session experiments that fit well with text check-ins or phone calls. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic presence that supports self-discovery and can be delivered across video, phone, chat, or messaging formats.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that seem likely to help. Together they adjust techniques and session formats until the plan feels useful and manageable.

Online sessions offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions avoid the camera and use less bandwidth, live chat works for shorter check-ins or when typing is easier, and text messaging supports quick reflections or reminders between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on emotional work and skills practice.