Counsellor profile
Dennis Richards, BACP, NCPS
Counsellor - stress and addictions
See online counselling options- Person-centred therapy
- Cognitive behavioural
- Trauma-informed work
About Dennis
Counsellor Dennis Richards is a BACP and NCPS registered practitioner working in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. He primarily helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. Dennis also supports work on areas such as eating issues, anger, career questions and motivation.
Dennis uses a person-centred stance in sessions. That means he treats the client as the expert on their life and pays attention to what matters most to them. He also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to look at unhelpful thinking patterns and on solution-focused methods to identify small, practical steps that move things forward.
He offers trauma-informed work and uses EMDR and hypnotherapy where these approaches fit a client's needs. Those methods are used alongside talking therapies to help process difficult memories and reduce the intensity of painful responses.
Sessions are conversational and aim to break problems down into manageable parts. Dennis often works on triggers for anxiety and on the routine changes that support recovery from addictive behaviours. He pays close attention to shame, guilt and isolation when these come up.
People who want a clear plan find his mix of practical steps and reflective listening useful. He will discuss options, goals and the likely pace of work in early sessions. To begin, the reader should follow the site prompts to choose online counselling options and complete the short matching questionnaire.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Client-centred therapy is about listening to the person's experience and responding to what they say matters. It helps when someone needs an accepting space to work out concerns and make their own choices. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep problems going. It is commonly used for anxiety, panic and low mood. EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a therapy aimed at reducing the impact of traumatic memories by working with memory processing alongside repeated bilateral stimulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dennis will talk with the client about goals, preferences and how distress shows up. Together they will decide whether person-centred listening, CBT techniques or EMDR and hypnotherapy make sense for the issue at hand. The therapist frames this as a collaborative process that can change as therapy progresses.
Confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments, allow a quieter check-in without travel and reduce time spent getting to an appointment. When session formats are agreed, the focus will be on practical steps, short exercises and follow-up tasks that fit into everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with most?
Dennis works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression, among other issues listed on his profile.
What is his general therapeutic style?
He adopts a person-centred approach and combines it with cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused elements to address thinking patterns and practical steps.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has ten years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and behavioural concerns.
Which professional bodies is he on?
He is listed with BACP and NCPS as provided in his profile and practices in the United Kingdom.
Does he offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He accepts international clients according to the details shared in his profile.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session as directed on the site.
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