Counsellor profile
Ruth Richards, BACP
BACP counsellor - relationships and parenting
Continue with RuthAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment work
- CBT and ACT techniques
About Ruth
Ruth Richards is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 16 years' experience. She works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting and relationship issues. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Ruth keeps language plain and practical in sessions. She listens and reflects back what she hears. She talks through what is getting in the way and helps people spot small steps they can try between meetings.
Her work draws on several approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally-focused methods. That mix is used to match each session to the person in front of her rather than following one single method.
Ruth offers both short-term and longer-term counselling. She helps people set goals and practise new patterns of behaviour. The emphasis is on manageable changes that fit with day-to-day life, such as handling anger, coping with grief, or finding ways to reduce stress while parenting.
She asks clients to be willing to look at the factors that keep problems going. Work in sessions can include talking, noticing patterns, and trying out different ways of responding. Practical coaching elements are included when helpful, for example around career decisions or managing compassion fatigue.
How sessions work
How Ruth uses different therapies in online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting carried away by them, then choosing actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, stress and getting unstuck from avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships that shape how someone connects now and can be useful for people who notice repeated relationship or trust problems. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises being listened to without judgement, giving the person space to find their own priorities and pace.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. Ruth collaborates with each person to decide which ideas and exercises to try. That means sessions can change over time as goals and needs become clearer.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or not needing to be on camera when bandwidth is limited. When practical needs change, the therapist and client can adapt the way they meet and the techniques they use to keep progress moving.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, along with parenting and relationship difficulties.
How would she approach my situation in sessions?
She blends approaches like ACT, attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and CBT to suit each person's needs and pace.
How much experience does she have?
Ruth has 16 years' experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life issues.
Is she recognised by a professional body in the UK?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with non-UK clients or in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.