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Ruth Richards, BACP

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Depression
Video Phone Messaging

About me

Hello, my name is Ruth. I have been working with clients for over fifteen years. I have always loved supporting people through their journey of self-healing. People have different reasons for participating in therapy sessions, it may be to reconnect with themselves or to overcome hidden pain and fears caused by events. Others may use therapy to learn new skills on how to deal with daily life stresses or how to maintain relationships. Whatever your reason for therapy I will work very creatively to help you reach your goal. I'm a very down-to-earth therapist that will not judge you but empathise and actively listen to you. My approach to therapy is to tailor the sessions to the client's pace and needs.

What is the aim of integrative counselling?

In all therapy sessions, I begin by creating a therapeutic relationship with my clients. Ensuring my clients feel heard and understood is of paramount importance to me, and I work continuously to achieve this and allow the process of healing and change to begin. Moreover, I provide both short-and long-term counselling and psychotherapy.
Integrative counselling aims to promote healing and facilitate wholeness - ensuring that all levels of a person are maximised to their full potential. Clients must be committed to self-exploration and open to identifying what factors in their life are perpetuating problems, and/or are causing current concerns.

Integrative therapy helps to create a healthy alliance between mind and body - empowering clients to start setting goals and practising new behaviours that will enable them to move beyond their limitations and discover greater life satisfaction. This will be worked towards alongside other goals that are drawn into therapy through the integration of other approaches. These will all be tailored to the client's personal limits and external constraints.

How does integrative therapy work?

The counsellor’s role within integrative therapy is to cater for each individual client, by using specific techniques and key concepts drawn from various approaches - all of which are deemed appropriate for the client and their needs.

I currently do not have any evening sessions. Thank You.

Professional experience

16yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Depression

Additional areas of focus: Grief, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Visually Impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Messaging

Credentials information

BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #108050

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Ruth Richards. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Ruth is a great listener and remembers what we have discussed in the previous sessions. I feel her support.

Written on Mar 05, 2024 after therapy with Ruth for 2 weeks on issues concerning grief, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

Very good at allowing her patient to have autonomy but also guiding them, she’s very observant, positive and professional. I feel I can be my most authentic self and she’s helped me heal traumas and now I can understand myself better and help find self helping tools to better my mental health

Written on Jan 20, 2024 after therapy with Ruth for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes

She is very helpful and professional

Written on Dec 05, 2023 after therapy with Ruth for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and adhd

Ruth makes me extremely comfortable and at ease. Highly recommended!! Thanks Ruth! X

Written on Oct 17, 2023 after therapy with Ruth for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety

I was so nervous doing therapy but when I got matched with Ruth she made me feel relaxed because she sounded concerned and cared about my issues she has really helped me anyone who matched with Ruth you have a really good therapist I couldn’t of asked for someone better

Written on Feb 17, 2023 after therapy with Ruth for 4 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and self esteem

Ruth is extremely kind and empathetic. She listens and offers great views and advice that I personally found very helpful.

Written on Feb 03, 2023 after therapy with Ruth for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues