Tracie Richards , BACP

Tracie Richards is a UK-based therapist with 15 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, abuse and career concerns. She blends a friendly, straightforward manner with thoughtful insight to help clients explore difficult emotions and find clearer ways forward.

Her practice addresses a wide range of issues including attachment and abandonment difficulties, codependency, dissociation, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and struggles with guilt, shame or life purpose. Tracie also works with people facing midlife transitions, cancer-related concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, avoidant personality traits, and problems around control, isolation and forgiveness. Her approach is informed by several clinical models - including Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR and Motivational Interviewing - chosen to fit each person's needs.

Tracie holds BACP accreditation. BACP refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the professional body that sets standards and ethical guidance for counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom. Throughout her work she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where people can explore their thoughts and feelings and work toward greater clarity and wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Tracie Richards integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her online practice. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current connections, helping when difficulties with trust, abandonment or attachment arise. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with empathy and supporting a person to lead the pace of change, useful for anyone needing acceptance and a respectful space to reflect. CBT is a practical, skills-focused approach that examines how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and can help with anxiety, stress and unhelpful coping patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; Tracie works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences and circumstances, and she adapts strategies as progress is made. The online format makes this collaboration accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, allowing people to choose the way that best fits their schedule and comfort. This flexibility can make it easier to maintain momentum in therapy while balancing everyday commitments.