- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT and DBT tools
- Trauma and loss support
About Vanessa
Vanessa Richards is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and addiction concerns. She also supports those coping with grief, parenting strain, career changes and the emotional effects of long-term illness.
Vanessa draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy as one of her core approaches. She also uses client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques, dialectical strategies and motivational interviewing. In sessions she focuses on emotions and patterns that keep causing pain, and on practical steps people can try between meetings.
Her background includes work supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence within government services and several years as a therapeutic radiographer working with people affected by cancer. Those roles inform her understanding of trauma, loss and the stresses of serious illness for patients and their loved ones.
Vanessa describes her practice as relational. She aims to build a working connection and to collaborate on clear goals. Conversations are direct and grounded, with attention to how feelings and interaction patterns shape daily life.
She welcomes English-speaking clients and accepts international clients. Cost varies by location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To start, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session scheduled via the See online therapy options button.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Vanessa commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and work with difficult emotions and relationship patterns. EFT focuses on identifying emotional responses and changing interaction cycles that keep people stuck, which can help with attachment and repeated conflicts.She also uses client-centred therapy, which puts the persons experience and choices at the centre of the work and helps build a trusting working relationship. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviours in everyday life, useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods to match goals and preferences. That discussion is collaborative and may change as therapy progresses.
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm which online options are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into daily life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Registered or accredited professionals can discuss practical arrangements and how to pace sessions so they fit around work, family and treatment commitments.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, addictions and a wide range of related concerns such as grief, parenting strain and coping with long-term illness.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is relational and straightforward. She focuses on emotions and interaction patterns and works collaboratively on practical steps and goals.
What professional background does she have?
She has five years of counselling experience and prior work supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence in government services, plus several years as a therapeutic radiographer working with people affected by cancer.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.