Melissa McKay, PACFA

How Melissa’s approaches work in online therapy

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and make sense of strong emotions that show up in relationships and day-to-day life. It focuses on key feelings and the ways they shape contact with others, which can help when intimacy or attachment issues feel overwhelming.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches people to notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and to choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress and when life changes make it hard to take meaningful steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early patterns of connection and how they affect adult relationships. It helps people recognise repeating patterns and try new ways of relating when old strategies no longer work.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt techniques together in session. That collaboration helps make therapy relevant and manageable.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or mobility limits, and let people choose shorter check-ins, longer conversations, or written check-ins between sessions. The variety also helps when bandwidth, camera use or timing matter, so people can focus on the work rather than logistics.