- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Solution-focused tools
About Richard
Richard Gordon-Smith is a counsellor with NCPS accreditation and 13 years' experience in mental health. He works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, as well as parenting, self-esteem, addictions and grief. He also supports people dealing with trauma, intimacy issues, sleep or eating difficulties and career stresses.
Richard trained in psychology before completing an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling at the University of Manchester. He describes his practice as integrative and draws on several ways of working to suit what a person brings. Sessions aim to help people talk through feelings and make sense of difficult experiences.
In practice, Richard uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas. This means time is spent noticing patterns in feelings and relationships, and then trying different ways to respond. He also uses brief, solution-focused techniques when a short-term focus is helpful.
People meet him to sort out specific problems like addiction, anger or compulsive behaviours, or for issues that are less named such as emptiness and abandonment worries. He has particular experience supporting male mental health and work around self-esteem and mood difficulties.
Sessions are conducted in English and Richard accepts international clients. He notes that fees vary with location and that sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session scheduled.
How Richard uses Emotion-Focused and attachment work online
Richard often draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name strong emotions and look at how those feelings affect relationships and self-view. EFT focuses on recognising and processing emotions, and can be useful for problems with intimacy, communication and recurring relationship patterns.He also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at early relationship patterns that shape how people relate now. This approach helps identify attachment anxieties or avoidance and find ways to change unhelpful interaction styles.
Client-Centred Therapy is used alongside these approaches to keep the person's perspective central. That means the therapist listens closely and follows the client's pace while offering reflections and practical steps when useful.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then agree a plan together. This is a collaborative process and may draw on more than one method over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals offering online sessions can adapt pace and tasks to suit day-to-day routines.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he support?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship issues, and also addresses parenting, addictions, grief and intimacy-related difficulties.
What is his therapeutic style?
He practices an integrative approach that includes Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment-based and client-centred ideas, plus CBT and psychodynamic techniques.
How much experience does he have?
He has 13 years' experience working in mental health and completed an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling at the University of Manchester.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is accredited with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees charged?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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