Counsellor profile
Tracie Richards, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- EMDR for trauma
About Tracie
Counsellor Tracie Richards, BACP, has 15 years of experience supporting people in the United Kingdom with stress, anxiety, relationship matters, trauma and abuse, and career and coaching concerns. She offers a direct, practical way of talking through problems and thinking about next steps.
Tracie uses conversation-based approaches. She listens to what someone brings and works to make sense of feelings and reactions. Sessions focus on what matters most now, with attention to how earlier relationships affect current patterns.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred principles to help people understand connection and emotional needs. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot thinking patterns that keep stress and anxiety going. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is part of her approach for clients working with past trauma.
Tracie has 15 years of practice experience. She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That means she follows the professional standards set out by that body.
Practical concerns such as life purpose, midlife change, abandonment and attachment issues, and the emotional effects of serious illness are included in her work. She also addresses difficulties like codependency, control issues, dissociation, guilt and shame, and isolation.
People meet Tracie to talk through relationship strain, separation, or the challenges that come with career change. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on moving forward rather than technical jargon.
How Tracie works online and therapeutic approaches
Counselling with Tracie draws on attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural therapy. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people recognise patterns in close relationships. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and tests new ways of thinking to reduce stress and anxiety.She also uses client-centred principles, which means sessions focus on the person in front of her and their own priorities. Decisions about which approach to use are made together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then suggest ways of working that suit those aims.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone choose sessions that suit their day-to-day routine, for example a phone call for a brief update or a longer session when more time is available.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and career and coaching concerns. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency and midlife crisis.
What approach does she use in sessions?
She combines attachment-based and client-centred ways of working with cognitive behavioural techniques. EMDR and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolkit for particular concerns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with people on a range of emotional and relationship difficulties.
Which professional body is she part of?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
Session formats are not specified here. Please confirm the current session options with Tracie before booking.
How are fees and initial steps handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, use the See online counselling options button, complete the matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.