Rita Hercska , HCPC

Rita Hercska uses a client-centred style combined with practical therapies to help people feel steadier in daily life. She greets clients in English or Hungarian and brings six years of UK practice as an HCPC-registered professional. Rita keeps sessions grounded and collaborative, helping people who feel stuck or overwhelmed take small, doable steps forward.

Many people come to her with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or difficulty coping with life changes. She also supports those facing family tensions, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma, eating or sleeping problems, and work-related pressures. Rita listens first and then helps clients decide on a way forward.

Her work combines thoughtful listening with tools drawn from client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Rita also draws on psychodynamic ideas and Internal Family Systems to look at patterns that repeat in relationships and within the self. She adapts the mix to each person rather than applying a single method.

Sessions focus on practical steps alongside reflection. Clients can expect gentle challenges, goal-setting and exercises to practise between meetings. The aim is to build coping skills and clearer thinking that fit everyday life.

Rita is clear about limits of her service: she does not provide legal or court documentation, diagnostic reports, or letters for clinical purposes. People who need those documents are asked to see an in-person provider. She welcomes enquiries from those wanting to explore change and recovery.

Online approaches that focus on everyday change

Rita often combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural therapy to help people make practical changes. Client-centred therapy means the counsellor listens closely and follows the client's lead, helping them name goals and use their own strengths. Cognitive behavioural therapy offers concrete tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep or eating problems.

She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people notice stress and respond more calmly. Mindfulness involves short exercises and attention training that can reduce reactivity and improve focus in daily life. Rita will discuss these approaches with each person and together they will decide what feels most useful for the situation and goals.

Online therapy here is designed to fit around work, family and other demands. Video calls let people see facial cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a camera is not wanted. Live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, written reflection or keeping momentum between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent and adapt how sessions feel across a course of work.