Counsellor profile
Vanessa Richards, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 395767
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-centred work
- CBT and DBT tools
- Trauma-informed focus
About Vanessa
Vanessa Richards is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years of practice experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, addictions and codependency. Vanessa also supports people dealing with grief, eating concerns, parenting strain, anger, career change and ADHD-related challenges.
She uses a conversational, relational approach in sessions. Vanessa focuses on listening closely and helping people name patterns that leave them putting others first. She breaks down problems into small, manageable steps and helps clients try practical ways to set boundaries and protect their time and energy.
Her background includes clinical work with people affected by abuse and supporting those on the cancer pathway. That experience informs how she talks about trauma, loss and long-term illness. Vanessa draws on what she learned working in both public health services and private practice to guide people through difficult life transitions.
Therapeutically she mixes client-centred ways of relating with cognitive behavioural tools, dialectical behaviour techniques and emotionally-focused work. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs help finding momentum for change. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, skills to manage emotions, and improving communication in close relationships.
Vanessa works in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and encourages them to explore what matters most in relationships and daily life. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and offers practical techniques to reduce anxiety, manage low mood and change unhelpful habits.Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) brings skills for regulating strong emotions and improving how people cope in high-stress moments. These approaches suit concerns such as codependency, anxiety, trauma reactions and difficulties saying no because they combine understanding with concrete skills to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa will talk through options and choose methods together based on the client's goals and preferences. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted over time if something is not helping.
The original profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins can be squeezed into a lunch break and phone sessions use less bandwidth when a camera is not convenient. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists use these practical choices to help clients keep therapy consistent alongside work, family and other commitments.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing or people who struggle to say no?
Yes. She works with people who routinely put others first and helps them identify unhelpful patterns and practice setting boundaries.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are relational and conversational, using client-centred listening alongside CBT, DBT and emotionally-focused techniques to build practical skills.
How long has she been practising?
She has five years of professional experience working in public health services and private practice.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapy is provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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.