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Denise Richards, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 6 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression

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Denise Richards offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She meets individuals who are worried about relationships, parenting, grief, eating concerns or the aftermath of trauma and abuse. Denise aims to create a space where someone can talk honestly and be heard without judgement.

She uses a blend of counselling approaches selected to suit each person. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, noticing what keeps problems going and finding practical steps to feel better.

Background and approach

Conversations are plain and direct, with time to look back at how past experiences link to present feelings. Denise holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling and earlier diplomas and certificates in the same approach. She is a BACP registered member, which is recorded in her professional details.

Her clinical work draws on client-centred ideas, cognitive behavioural methods, psychodynamic thinking and solution-focused techniques. Her background includes work with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, support at Women’s Aid and Hestia, and experience with disadvantaged young people and school-based counselling. She has also worked in independent practice and in low-cost counselling services dealing with anxiety and depression.

In sessions she pays attention to what matters most to the person in front of her. That might be managing overwhelming feelings, rebuilding a sense of self after abuse, coping with change, or finding clearer ways to handle difficult relationships. Denise aims to help people move from feeling stuck to making practical changes in everyday life.

How Denise’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and showing empathy so people feel understood and respected; it helps when someone needs space to talk through identity, self-esteem and relationship struggles.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, change unhelpful patterns and manage mood symptoms.

Psychodynamic ideas pay attention to how past experiences influence current reactions and relationships, helping people notice repeated patterns and where they come from.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Denise will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then use one or more methods that fit their needs. Decisions about methods happen together and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions can take place by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversational feel, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and help fit counselling around work, family or mobility needs.

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and parenting concerns, relationship issues and coping with life changes.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Sessions combine client-centred listening with practical methods from cognitive behavioural and solution-focused approaches and psychodynamic ideas when helpful.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of therapeutic experience working in a mix of services including specialist charities and independent practice.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling and is a BACP registered member based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international arrangements apply?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Work can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on the person's preference.

How are costs and payments handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 6 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Denise Richards, BACP

Background and approach

How Denise’s approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety