Ruth Richards, BACP
Support for rebuilding life after hardship
Details
| Name | Ruth Richards |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Ruth
Ruth Richards is a BACP counsellor with 16 years of experience supporting people through difficult life moments. She takes a calm, down-to-earth approach and listens without judgement. Ruth aims to help people reconnect with themselves and move past painful memories.
She also works with practical issues like stress, anxiety and problems at work or in relationships. Ruth adapts the pace of sessions to each person. She draws on Narrative ideas to help people tell and reframe their stories.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred ways of working to focus on values and what matters most to the person. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strains, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related struggles. She can also support issues such as body image, attachment difficulties and coping with chronic illness or caregiving stress.
Ruth helps people develop skills to manage anger, low self-esteem and major life changes. Ruth offers both short-term and longer-term counselling and works with people who want goal-focused support or deeper self-exploration. Sessions are adjusted around each person’s aims, using techniques that suit their needs.
She encourages commitment to the process and practical steps between sessions. Sessions are available in English and Ruth accepts international clients. People connect by video call, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, and appointments follow a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Ruth works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ruth among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Ruth directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Ruth directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT translate to online therapy
Ruth often uses Narrative approaches that help people untangle the stories they tell about themselves and rehearse different ways of understanding past events. This can be useful for grief, trauma, identity questions and situations that feel stuck. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking small steps towards a meaningful life despite difficult feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ruth will talk with clients about goals and preferences, and adapt methods as needed. That means sessions can be practical and skills-based one week, and more reflective or story-focused the next, depending on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, day-to-day support and people who find typing easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or mobility needs while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Ruth help with?
Ruth works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and grief. She also supports people facing parenting strain, career issues, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges.
How would you describe Ruth's therapeutic style?
Her style is down-to-earth and non-judgemental, with active listening and tailored pacing. She uses practical tools alongside story-focused work to help people make changes.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Ruth has been counselling for 16 years and has worked with a wide range of life and relationship concerns. That experience informs a flexible, person-focused approach.
What are Ruth's credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on preference and needs.
How does pricing work for therapy with Ruth?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Ruth?
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