Ruth Richards , BACP

Ruth Richards is a seasoned counsellor with 16 years of experience supporting people through change, loss, relationship challenges, and the impact of past trauma. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting difficulties, burnout and compassion fatigue, ADHD, and matters related to adoption and attachment. Ruth approaches each person as an individual and adapts her work to meet their pace and needs, combining practical skill-building with empathic listening to help clients move toward the goals they set.

Her practice draws on an integrative foundation, using techniques from several therapeutic traditions to create a tailored plan for each client. Ruth places particular importance on building a strong therapeutic relationship so that clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to explore the factors that maintain their difficulties. She offers both short-term and longer-term support, encouraging self-awareness, new behavioural experiments, and clearer decision-making as paths to greater life satisfaction.

Ruth is a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She accepts clients from the UK and internationally and offers sessions in English, helping people learn new ways of coping and reconnecting with their strengths.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Ruth uses approaches that emphasise values, attachment, and collaborative exploration. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and learn practical ways to act in line with those values, while also teaching skills to relate differently to difficult thoughts and emotions; it can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and early bonds, helping clients understand how attachment experiences influence current relationships and fostering safer ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy places the therapeutic relationship at the heart of change, offering empathic listening and unconditional positive regard to help clients explore their feelings and build self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Ruth works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors the blend of approaches as therapy progresses so that each plan reflects the client’s pace and priorities.

Online therapy with Ruth is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, varied communication styles, and clients who live farther away. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to fit therapy into everyday life while working with licensed professionals and therapists who adapt their methods for remote delivery.