Ruth Richards , BACP

Ruth Richards is a counsellor with 16 years of experience working with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She practices in the United Kingdom and speaks English. Ruth describes herself as down-to-earth, empathic and non-judgemental, and she aims to tailor sessions to each person's pace and needs.

Ruth helps people reconnect with themselves or deal with pain from past events. She also supports those learning new coping skills for daily life and people who want to strengthen relationships. Her work routinely covers parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and workplace or career stress.

She uses a flexible, integrative approach. That means Ruth draws on different therapies to match what each person needs. She focuses on building a strong working relationship so people feel heard and understood before moving on to change work.

Sessions can be short term or longer term depending on what the person wants. Ruth encourages practical goal-setting and practising new behaviours between sessions. She also works with issues such as body image, attachment concerns, ADHD, caregiver stress and coping after disasters.

People who choose Ruth can expect steady listening, clear collaboration and a focus on realistic steps forward. Her aim is to help people gradually reclaim more satisfaction and balance in everyday life.

Approaches that shape online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and values, then take small actions that matter to them. It is often used for anxiety, stress and when life feels stuck.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns. It can help when attachment issues, abandonment themes or relationship problems are causing distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ruth will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as work progresses.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit counselling around work, family and travel. Video is useful for deeper conversational work, phone can be a lower-bandwidth option, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. Many people find the range of formats adds flexibility while keeping continuity of care.