Tracie Richards , BACP

Tracie Richards is a counsellor with a long history supporting people through stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She works directly and plainly, helping clients talk through trauma, abuse and career concerns. Tracie is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP.

Her style aims to make the first step feel manageable. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and use straightforward tools to reduce overwhelm. She encourages honest conversation and helps people make practical changes in day-to-day life.

Tracie draws on approaches that pay attention to how close relationships shape feelings. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at patterns that repeat in relationships. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

For people processing trauma or painful memories she includes approaches that address distressing experiences directly. Motivational interviewing is used when clients want clearer goals or help finding the motivation to change. These methods are matched to the person, not applied as a one-size-fits-all solution.

Tracie also supports work on specific challenges such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, dissociation, midlife questions, cancer-related concerns, and feelings of isolation. Conversations centre on the client's priorities and move at a pace that feels manageable.

Starting is straightforward: clients complete a short questionnaire and then arrange sessions. Tracie offers video, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour. Online sessions can explore recurring patterns and help people try different ways of relating. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new actions. In an online session this often involves setting small experiments between appointments and reviewing what changed. EMDR is an approach used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity; when used online it focuses on guided attention and processing alongside talk-based work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and change the plan if something is not working. This keeps the process collaborative and tailored to the person's needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messages suit quick check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or days when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help therapy fit around work, family life and other commitments.