Counsellor profile
Ranka Smith, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
Continue with RankaWhere Ranka stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 78722
- Experience
- 26 years
- Languages
- English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Ranka
Ranka Smith is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 26 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship trouble, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps with addictions, trauma, grief and codependency concerns. Sessions are offered in English, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.
Ranka focuses on straightforward conversation and listening. She encourages people to name what feels hard and to try small practical steps between meetings. The room is used to notice patterns - for example, people-pleasing or difficulty saying no - and to practise different ways of responding.
She uses ideas from attachment work and cognitive behavioural approaches to look at how past connections influence present choices. Emotionally-Focused and client-centred ways of working help people access feelings and build clarity about what they want. Mindfulness practices are sometimes used to manage overwhelm and focus attention.
Ranka has worked with a wide range of concerns over many years, including eating and sleeping difficulties, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, and challenges around immigration and ageing. She also supports people coping with compassion fatigue, bipolar mood concerns, and grief during end-of-life situations.
To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and select a first session through the site. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. International clients may be supported; check session options before booking.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current responses. Online sessions can use discussion and reflective exercises to notice how people react in close relationships and to try different ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical changes to thoughts and behaviours. In remote sessions this often means identifying unhelpful thinking, testing small behavioural experiments between meetings and reviewing what changed. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) brings attention to emotions in relationship moments and helps people name and move through strong feelings to find new responses. Finding the right approach is usually collaborative. The therapist will talk with a client about goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to prioritise and adjust the plan as work proceeds. Confirm which session formats are offered before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life - for example a shorter check-in on a phone during a lunch break, or a video meeting that removes travel time. Remote work also allows continuity when someone is travelling or living abroad. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt materials and exercises so therapeutic work continues even when meetings are not face-to-face.Areas of focus
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem and depression. Additional areas include addiction, trauma, grief and codependency.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style combines listening with practical steps. She uses conversation to spot patterns and then tries small changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns. That background includes work with grief, eating and sleeping issues, and compassion fatigue.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. The site booking flow shows the formats offered for a chosen session.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing appears during the booking process.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session through the platform.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.